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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$32,742 Avg Salary
$23,744 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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 83 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Resources & Conservation program at each school on the list.

Check out the natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

About 56% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Out of the 83 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 126 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UMass Amherst, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources and conservation schools in the New England Region . UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

About 52% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Out of the 83 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Of the 107 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UMaine, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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University of Rhode Island came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 38% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#7

Unity College

Unity, ME

Unity College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular 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 college with a small student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 51% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 95 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at UCONN, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Northeastern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree natural resources and conservation programs. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 79% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 57% of the natural resources and conservation majors at the school.

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#11

Colby College

Waterville, ME

Colby College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#11

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Middlebury College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Middlebury.

About 59% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Tufts University Medford, MA
14 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
15 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
16 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA
16 Westfield State University Westfield, MA

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the New England region.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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