Natural Resources Conservation at Unity College

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

Unity is located in Unity, Maine and has a total student population of 1,429. In 2021, 13 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Unity.

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.

Unity Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Unity

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Unity Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 Unity 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	3
Best Natural Resources Conservation Associate Degree Schools	4
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Associate Degree Schools	4
	5
Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Associate Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	9
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Schools	21
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Associate Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	47
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Associate Degree Schools	75
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
	113
Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	156
	240
	248
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	277
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	304

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Unity. This makes it the #43 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at Unity

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

Unity Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at Unity are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Unity does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in conservation graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Unity College with a associate's in conservation.

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

Unity Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Unity, about 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Unity 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 Unity College with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Unity Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 conservation majors earned their master's degree from Unity. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Unity, 89% 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 Unity College with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Wildlife Management
• 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 ME, the home state for Unity College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	440	$67,390
Foresters	110	$52,850
Conservation Scientists	90	$61,970
Environmental Science Professors	50	$66,830

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 David Dixon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.