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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$48,625 Avg Salary

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

With 364 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation is the #20 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in Massachusetts for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources and conservation schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Clark University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island 20
Connecticut 166
New Hampshire 98
Maine 65
Vermont 23

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Majors Similar to Natural Resources & Conservation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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