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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$27,114 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation students earned 409 degrees and certificates from a Maine school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine

Check out the natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Natural Resources & Conservation

Our analysis found University of Southern Maine to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 a year.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Maine. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMaine are $11,986 a year.

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#3

Unity College

Unity, ME

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Unity College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Maine. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Unity.

Unity undergraduate students pay an average of $12,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Colby College

Waterville, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Waterville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colby are $61,220 a year.

Colby also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #3.

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#5

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Out of the 5 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNE are $39,820 per year.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 633
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 5 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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