Natural Resources Conservation at University at Albany

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at University at Albany. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 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.

UAlbany Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Conservation

UAlbany Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UAlbany, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at University at Albany. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	3

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Environmental Science Professors	820	$90,160
Foresters	250	$65,620
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	160	$81,450

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
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