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Natural Resources Conservation at University of Maine

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if University of Maine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

UMaine Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Conservation
  • Doctorate Degree in Conservation

UMaine Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

67% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from UMaine in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UMaine, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 440 $67,390
Foresters 110 $52,850
Conservation Scientists 90 $61,970
Environmental Science Professors 50 $66,830

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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