Natural Resources Conservation at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and approximately 14,348 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

UNH Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UNH Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 17 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNH, about 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UNH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UNH, 76% 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	360	$75,520
Environmental Science Professors	180	$85,380
Foresters	110	$64,920
Conservation Scientists	60	$72,160

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 Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.