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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UPenn.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UPenn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	686

In 2021, 78 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UPenn. This makes it the #7 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from UPenn. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UPenn Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

The conservation program at UPenn awarded 78 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UPenn also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student 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 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.