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Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maryland - College Park

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 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.

UMCP Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UMCP Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UMCP 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UMCP are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - College Park with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMCP Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in conservation.

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at University of Maryland - College Park. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	65

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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