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2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,313 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,085 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine to see which programs offered the best value experiences for conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Maine

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

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resources Conservation

#1

Unity College

Unity, ME
$12,640 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Unity undergraduate students pay an average of $12,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$11,986 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools in Maine list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $11,986 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMaine is ranked #4 for overall quality for conservation in Maine.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maine Report

Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the New England Region

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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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