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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$40,383 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,742 Avg Salary

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

Natural Resources & Conservation is the #21 most popular major in Massachusetts with 1,116 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

#1

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Our analysis found Massachusetts Maritime Academy to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Massachusetts. Maritime is a small public school located in the suburb of Buzzards Bay.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Maritime are $10,516 per year.

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#2

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Framingham State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the small city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Framingham State are $11,380 a year.

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#3

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westfield are $11,139 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Boston are $14,677 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $16,439 per year.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harvard is ranked #3 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in Massachusetts.

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#7

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Boston College undergraduate students pay an average of $61,706 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 15% of our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandeis are $60,006 per year.

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Northeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University 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 #10 on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tufts are $63,000 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Tufts is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

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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
Maine 409
Rhode Island 185
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

Majors Similar to Natural Resources & Conservation

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 13 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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