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Natural Resources Conservation at Northeastern University

Natural Resources Conservation at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905.

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.

Northeastern Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Northeastern 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Northeastern are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 47
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Northeastern Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

68% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Northeastern, 63% 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 30% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 25
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Northeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 54
Environmental Science 38

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 Northeastern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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