Natural Resources Conservation at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at University of Massachusetts Amherst stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UMass Amherst 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Amherst since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	118
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UMass Amherst Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. UMass Amherst does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	106
Environmental Science	48

Related Majors

• Forestry

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Conservation Scientists	400	$72,200
Environmental Science Professors	380	$89,000
Foresters	100	$76,810

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.