Natural Resources & Conservation at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northeastern Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Northeastern Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources & conservation, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of natural resources & conservation master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Of the students who received a natural resources & conservation master's degree from Northeastern, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the natural resources & conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	25

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Architecture & Related Services
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 Northeastern 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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.