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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 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.

Harvard Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harvard does offer online courses in conservation for the following degree levels:

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

The conservation program at Harvard awarded 168 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the 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 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

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.