Natural Resources Conservation at California State University - Monterey Bay

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. Of the 1,805 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Monterey Bay in 2021, 73 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at CSUMB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	51
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
	82
	181
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	204

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in conservation from CSUMB. This makes it the #64 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUMB Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUMB is $28,908. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 73 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from CSUMB in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

CSUMB Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

The conservation program at CSUMB awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. CSUMB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from CSUMB, 62% 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 31% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSUMB also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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
• Image Credit: By DirectorG at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.