2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

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Conservation Biology is the 687th most popular major in the country with 344 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 151 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in conservation biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent conservation biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the conservation biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree conservation biology students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation biology students in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, Maryland

$12,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Frostburg, Maryland, and it awarded 5 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree conservation biology students with aid list, Frostburg State has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Frostburg State are $12,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

#2 in overall quality

$24,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conservation Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s conservation biology students in 2019-2020.

ESF also made our “Best Conservation Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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