2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 349 people earned their degree in conservation biology, making the major the 694th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 conservation biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in conservation biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their conservation biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree conservation biology students.
Top 14 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Conservation Biology
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #1 spot on the list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation biology degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major list. UW - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stout Conservation Biology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 masters’s conservation biology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 masters’s conservation biology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Conservation Biology at University of West Alabama
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Connecticut State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major list. Western Connecticut State University is a public institution located in Danbury, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Conservation Biology at Western Connecticut State University
Frostburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Frostburg, Maryland, and it awarded 3 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Conservation Biology at Frostburg State
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major ranking, coming in at #7. Melbourne, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conservation biology degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Tech Conservation Biology Report
Central Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s conservation biology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Michigan University Conservation Biology Report
Union University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major ranking. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation biology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Conservation Biology at Union
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major ranking. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 masters’s conservation biology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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University of Connecticut landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major ranking. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 4 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Conservation Biology at University of Connecticut
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major ranking, coming in at #12. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s conservation biology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Conservation Biology at University of South Florida - Main Campus
With a ranking of #13, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s conservation biology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Conservation Biology at University of Maryland - College Park
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conservation Biology Major list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 2 masters’s conservation biology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Conservation Biology Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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