Natural Resources Conservation at Harvard University

If you plan to study natural resources 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.

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

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

Harvard Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	102
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Environmental Studies	215
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	9

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Conservation Scientists	400	$72,200
Environmental Science Professors	380	$89,000
Foresters	100	$76,810

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.