Natural Resources Conservation at University of Southern Maine

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Maine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 8,022. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from University of Southern Maine.

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.

University of Southern Maine Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

University of Southern Maine Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at University of Southern Maine 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 University of Southern Maine 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
	90

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from University of Southern Maine Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Southern Maine is $33,948. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from University of Southern Maine in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Southern Maine since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at University of Southern Maine 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 Southern Maine with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of Southern Maine 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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	440	$67,390
Foresters	110	$52,850
Conservation Scientists	90	$61,970
Environmental Science Professors	50	$66,830

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.