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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$39,560 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor'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.

The Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for natural resources and conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Maritime Academy the best value school in the New England Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Maritime is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Maritime are $25,104 a year.

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#2

Unity College

Unity, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Unity, Unity is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Unity are $12,640 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Framingham State University is a great value for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Framingham State are $17,460 a year.

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#5

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westfield State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Westfield undergraduate students pay an average of $17,219 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #6, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Yale are $59,950 a year.

Yale also claimed a spot on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harvard are $55,587 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Harvard also did well on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for natural resources and conservation students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $60,648 in tuition and fees each year.

Dartmouth also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.

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University of Southern Maine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $23,881 in tuition and fees each year.

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Plymouth State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Plymouth State are $24,432 per year.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 633
Maine 409
Rhode Island 185
Massachusetts 1,116
Connecticut 388
Vermont 412

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 25 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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