Natural Resources & Conservation at Harvard University

If you plan to study natural resources and conservation, take a look at what Harvard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 students received their master's degree in natural resources and 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.

Harvard Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Harvard does offer online education options in natural resources and conservation for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Harvard Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 168 natural resources and conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

In the natural resources and conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	77
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources and conservation concentations are available at Harvard University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	224
Natural Resource Management	15

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	16,830	$69,870
Firefighters	11,640	$60,080
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,670	$100,620
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	3,710	$27,940

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.