Natural Resources Conservation at College of Southern Maryland

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what College of Southern Maryland has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSM is located in La Plata, Maryland and approximately 6,164 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSM Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Conservation

CSM Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at CSM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at College of Southern Maryland.

CSM Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at CSM are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Southern Maryland with a associate's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of Southern Maryland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	2

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 MD, the home state for College of Southern Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,560	$77,300
Conservation Scientists	340	$79,070
Environmental Science Professors	170	$79,550
Foresters	50	$64,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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