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Natural Resources Conservation at Yale University

Natural Resources Conservation at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060.

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.

Yale Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Yale Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

64% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Yale, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 81
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Yale University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 109
Environmental Science 21

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 800 $83,220
Environmental Science Professors 110 $84,560
Foresters 60 $72,010
Conservation Scientists 60 $87,710

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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