Natural Resources Conservation at California State University - Monterey Bay

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 California State University - Monterey Bay stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and has a total student population of 7,409. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in conservation.

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.

CSUMB Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

CSUMB Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at CSUMB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at California State University - Monterey Bay.

CSUMB Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from CSUMB. About 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. CSUMB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from CSUMB, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Monterey Bay with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Monterey Bay.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
Environmental Science Professors	520	$135,840
Foresters	430	$80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	110	$133,470

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 DirectorG at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.