Natural Resources Conservation at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 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.

UMN Twin Cities Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UMN Twin Cities 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

UMN Twin Cities Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	122
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UMN Twin Cities Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. UMN Twin Cities does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	107
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	53
Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other	21

Related Majors

• Fisheries Sciences
• 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880
Foresters	390	$64,330
Conservation Scientists	390	$72,650
Environmental Science Professors	100	$100,840

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.