Natural Resources Conservation at California State University - Monterey Bay

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at California State University - Monterey Bay stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and has a total student population of 7,409.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Natural Resources Conservation section at the bottom of this page.

CSUMB Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
Master’s Degree in Conservation

CSUMB Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at CSUMB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Natural Resources Conservation. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Conservation Student Demographics at CSUMB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at California State University - Monterey Bay.

CSUMB Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Monterey Bay with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

CSUMB Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. CSUMB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from CSUMB, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Monterey Bay with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Monterey Bay. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	48
Environmental Science	38

Natural Resource Management

Careers That Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in conservation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Monterey Bay.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
Environmental Science Professors	520	$135,840
Foresters	430	$80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	110	$133,470

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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