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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$20,325 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,625 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 166 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Connecticut to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for natural resources and conservation students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best value school for natural resources and conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Yale are $45,700 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Yale is ranked #1 for overall quality for natural resources and conservation in Connecticut.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at Yale University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $20,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCONN also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #4.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Connecticut Report

Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 364
Rhode Island 20
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

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 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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