Natural Resources Conservation at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if University of Massachusetts - Lowell is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 18,150.

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 Lowell Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UMass Lowell Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UMass Lowell 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Lowell since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UMass Lowell 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 - Lowell with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMass Lowell Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. UMass Lowell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	25
Environmental Studies	10

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 - Lowell.

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
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