Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and approximately 58,526 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,697 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland Global Campus in 2021, 86 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.

UMGC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

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.

UMGC does offer online education options in conservation for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UMGC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UMGC 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 UMGC 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 Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
	6
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	11
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	529

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UMGC Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMGC is $48,910. This is 55% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at UMGC

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

UMGC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMGC. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UMGC since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UMGC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UMGC 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

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
• Image Credit: By M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.