2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree School for You
Natural Resources & Conservation is the #25 most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in the New England Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clark University is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of New England came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Biddeford.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
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University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 633 |
Maine | 409 |
Rhode Island | 185 |
Massachusetts | 1,116 |
Connecticut | 388 |
Vermont | 412 |
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Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Natural Resources Conservation | 22,254 |
Natural Resource Management | 2,933 |
Wildlife Management | 2,449 |
Forestry | 2,233 |
Fisheries Sciences | 483 |
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 151 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
Engineering | 198,468 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.