by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Environmental Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Natural Resources Conservation is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at Harvard University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in conservation, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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BS in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Ranked at #2 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Harvard is in the top 1% of the country for conservation students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Harvard.
Part-time undergraduates at Harvard paid an average of $1,552 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,653 | $49,653 |
| Fees | $4,315 | $4,315 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $18,389 | $18,389 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,600 | $2,600 |
Learn more about Harvard tuition and fees.
Harvard does not offer an online option for its conservation bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Harvard Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.1% of the conservation students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 59.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.7% of the conservation bachelor’s degrees at Harvard in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 14 |
*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.
