Natural Resources Conservation at University of Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UPenn Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UPenn 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 UPenn

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

UPenn 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 UPenn since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UPenn are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UPenn Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	45
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	82
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	1
Environmental Science	1

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Conservation Scientists	770	$55,200
Foresters	310	$66,170
Environmental Science Professors	250	$93,850

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.