by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Environmental Science. 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 University of Massachusetts - Boston. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in conservation, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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BS in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation
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BS in Geosciences - Natural Resources Conservation
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMass Boston paid an average of $1,499 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $768 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,433 | $35,980 |
| Fees | $505 | $505 |
Online degrees for the UMass Boston conservation doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Boston Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% of the conservation students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 53.9%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at UMass Boston in conservation at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 4 |
*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.
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