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2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

14 Colleges
$49,771 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resources conservation was ranked #63 in the country. In fact 3,724 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in the New England Region for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Clark University

Worcester, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #8 on this year’s Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

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#10

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #10, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 349
Connecticut 150
Rhode Island 0
New Hampshire 94
Maine 35
Vermont 23

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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