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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Vermont

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$33,846 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,106 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

In 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation students earned 412 degrees and certificates from a Vermont 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Vermont ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Vermont 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.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Vermont

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

Best Vermont Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT
$19,002 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Vermont the best value school in Vermont for natural resources and conservation students. UVM is a large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

UVM undergraduate students pay an average of $19,002 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that natural resources and conservation majors at UVM take out is $20,687. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $570.

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#2

Saint Michael's College

Colchester, VT
$48,690 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Saint Michael’s College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in Vermont. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Colchester.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Michael’s are $48,690 per year. The average amount in student loans that natural resources and conservation majors at Saint Michael's take out is $27,000.

Saint Michael’s not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Vermont 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
Massachusetts 1,116
Connecticut 388

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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