Natural Resources Conservation at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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. Of the 2,801 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts - Boston in 2021, 58 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.

UMass Boston Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Boston performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	23
	46
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UMass Boston. This makes it the #75 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UMass Boston Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Boston is $37,153. This is 18% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 58 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMass Boston, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 62% 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 3% 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UMass Boston Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in conservation from UMass Boston in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UMass Boston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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 Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMass Boston also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 1 students 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 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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.