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Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497. Of the 2,725 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - Baltimore County in 2021, 30 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

UMBC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UMBC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UMBC 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 UMBC 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
92
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools 137

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UMBC Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMBC is $33,756. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

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Conservation Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from UMBC. About 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UMBC since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UMBC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,560 $77,300
Conservation Scientists 340 $79,070
Environmental Science Professors 170 $79,550
Foresters 50 $64,370

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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