2021 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
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Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources & conservation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the natural resources & conservation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
Check out the natural resources & conservation programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Unity College has taken the #1 spot in this year's natural resources & conservation ranking for non-traditional students. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of New Gloucester. Unity also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 2,366 of Unity students are exclusively distance learners. 261 students are part time.
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University of Maine landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMaine has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region ranking.
About 1.7% of UMaine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,820 students take at least one class online at UMaine. There are roughly 3,614 part time students in attendance at UMaine.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Vermont. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington. UVM also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region rankings.
About 0.6% of UVM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,390 students at UVM that take at least one class online. 1,286 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of New Hampshire - Main Campus as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNH has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region ranking.
About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,625 students at UNH that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,355 part time students in attendance at UNH.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston. URI not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region list.
About 1.5% of URI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,504 students take at least one class online at URI. 2,982 of URI students are attending part time.
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public school with a small student population. Maritime not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 99 students at Maritime that take at least one class online. 35 of Maritime students are attending part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst. UMass Amherst also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. 6,786 of UMass Amherst students are attending part time.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. 4,332 students are part time.
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Westfield State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Westfield is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. 1,138 of Westfield students are attending part time.
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Southern New Hampshire University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 2.0% of SNHU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. About 102,147 of the students at SNHU are attending part time.
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