Natural Resources Conservation at Massachusetts Maritime Academy

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Massachusetts Maritime Academy is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

Maritime is located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and approximately 1,637 students attend the school each year. Of the 366 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 2021, 38 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.

Maritime Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Maritime Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Maritime performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Maritime 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
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	4
	7
	9
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	17
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	18
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	138

Earnings of Maritime Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Maritime is $45,730. This is 45% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at Maritime

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

Maritime Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from Maritime. About 66% were men and 34% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Maritime since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Maritime are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 Massachusetts Maritime Academy.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.