Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maine

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

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UMaine.

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.

UMaine Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UMaine Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UMaine 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UMaine. This makes it the #95 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UMaine Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $24,713. 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 UMaine

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

UMaine Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from UMaine. About 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UMaine 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 University of Maine with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMaine Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 conservation majors earned their master's degree from UMaine. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UMaine, 78% 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 of Maine with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Wildlife 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 University of Maine.

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 Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.