Natural Resources Conservation at Harvard University

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 Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Harvard.

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.

Harvard Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harvard does offer online courses in conservation for the following degree levels:

Harvard Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Harvard 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
	14
	20
	23
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	173

In 2021, 168 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Harvard. This makes it the #1 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Harvard are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Harvard University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Harvard Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 168 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	77
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Harvard 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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Conservation Scientists	400	$72,200
Environmental Science Professors	380	$89,000
Foresters	100	$76,810

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.