2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in New Hampshire
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You
With 633 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #16 most popular major in New Hampshire.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
The Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in New Hampshire ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Hampshire to see which programs offered the best value experiences for natural resources and conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best New Hampshire Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources & Conservation
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the best value school in New Hampshire for natural resources and conservation students. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, natural resources and conservation graduates from SNHU take out $29,379 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Plymouth State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in New Hampshire list. Plymouth State is a small public school located in the town of Plymouth.
Plymouth State undergraduate students pay an average of $14,492 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, natural resources and conservation graduates from Plymouth State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in New Hampshire list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNH are $18,962 a year. While working on their degree, natural resources and conservation majors at UNH accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Keene State College is a great value for natural resources and conservation students. Keene State is a small public school located in the town of Keene.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Keene State are $14,638 a year. On average, natural resources and conservation graduates from Keene State take out $25,850 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 7 schools in New Hampshire that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dartmouth are $60,648 per year. After completing their degree, natural resources and conservation graduates from Dartmouth carry an average student debtload of $13,260.
Dartmouth did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in New Hampshire list.
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Antioch University - New England ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in New Hampshire list. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Keene.
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Colby - Sawyer College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value natural resources and conservation programs. Colby - Sawyer is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of New London.
Colby - Sawyer undergraduate students pay an average of $44,930 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Maine | 409 |
| Rhode Island | 185 |
| Massachusetts | 1,116 |
| Connecticut | 388 |
| Vermont | 412 |
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Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 7 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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