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

21 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.

The Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Of the 168 students majoring in conservation at Harvard, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 21 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Of the 115 students majoring in conservation at Yale, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch University - New England. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Keene.

Women make up 75% of the conservation majors at the school.

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#4

Clark University

Worcester, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Clark University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in the New England Region . Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

About 69% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Northeastern University Report

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Of the 22 students majoring in conservation at UMass Amherst, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#7

Unity College

Unity, ME

Unity College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for natural resources conservation students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Unity.

About 78% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 22% are male.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 47% are male.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

#9

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a large public school located in the city of Burlington.

Of the 15 students majoring in conservation at UVM, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Vermont Report

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 42% of the conservation majors at the school.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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 21 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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