Natural Resources Conservation at University of Massachusetts - Boston

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 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.

UMass Boston Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UMass Boston 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% 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 Boston since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UMass Boston are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMass Boston Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

75% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UMass Boston, 75% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in conservation.

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	65
Environmental Studies	6

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 - Boston.

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
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