2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Vermont

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You

Natural Resources Conservation is one of the most popular subjects to study in Vermont. With 387 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Vermont ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Vermont to see which programs offered the best value experiences for conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Vermont

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges.

Best Vermont Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources Conservation

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

267 Degrees

#6 in Quality in Vermont

$19,002 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Vermont to be the best value school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a degree in Vermont. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVM are $19,002 per year. Conservation majors at UVM take out an average of $20,687 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $570, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT

30 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Vermont

$48,690 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Michael’s College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Vermont list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Colchester, Saint Michael's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Saint Michael’s undergraduate students pay an average of $48,690 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, conservation majors at Saint Michael's accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Saint Michael’s is ranked #5 for overall quality for conservation in Vermont.

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#3

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

46 Degrees

#1 in Quality in Vermont

$59,770 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Vermont list. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Middlebury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middlebury are $59,770 a year. Conservation majors at Middlebury take out an average of $14,507 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Middlebury is ranked #1 for overall quality for conservation in Vermont.

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Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the New England Region

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Natural Resources Conservation Related Majors for Conservation

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Majors Similar to Conservation

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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