Environmental Conservation

UMass Amherst

The Environmental Conservation program has evolved into a broad, multi-faceted degree program, with diverse opportunities for emphasizing wildlife, fish and conservation biology, forest resources and arboriculture, water, wetlands and watersheds, human dimensions and environmental policy, or building systems, with options for a thesis (research) or professional (non-thesis) degree in any of these areas of concentration.
CIP Code: 03.0101

Graduate Masters On-Campus / In-Person

Concentrations

Building Systems | Environmental Policy & Human Dimensions | Forest Resources & Arboriculture | Water, Wetlands and Watersheds | Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology

Possible Career Paths

Conservation Scientists | Foresters | Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

UMass Amherst

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the largest public research university in New England. With more than 28,000 students and over 200 distinct academic programs – including highly ranked programs in business, computer science, health care and the social sciences – UMass Amherst is one of the most comprehensive institutions in the Northeast.