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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,014 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,771 Avg Salary

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

With 35 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources conservation is the #20 most popular major in Maine.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maine to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maine

Check out the conservation master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resources Conservation

#1

Unity College

Unity, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Unity College the best value school in Maine for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Unity.

Unity graduate students pay an average of $9,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Unity not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Unity College

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great value for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMaine graduate students pay an average of $10,014 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 349
Connecticut 150
Rhode Island 0
New Hampshire 94
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 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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