Natural Resources Conservation at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Tufts.

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.

Tufts Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Tufts Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Tufts 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
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	108
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	108

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Tufts. This makes it the #112 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Tufts Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tufts is $28,976. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from Tufts. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Tufts are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Tufts Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from Tufts. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Tufts, 71% 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 Tufts University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tufts 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 Tufts 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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.