Overview

Environmental Conservation Program / Environmental Conservation Program is located in Madison, WI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Science (MS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	21

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (recommended for potential scholarship consideration) Thesis Alternate accepted Spring/summer leadership (internship) experience

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

52

Applied

40

Accepted

22

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

81

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Summer deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test (recommended for potential scholarship consideration)

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$39,409

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Career or field-related internships

Student Body

22

Total Graduate Students

9%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.55%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	77%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4.55%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	4.55%

Gender

Male (27%)

Female (72%)

Faculty

9

Total faculty

Full-time - 4

Part-time - 5

Male (6)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Geographic information systems, forestry, wildlife ecology, agroecology, landscape architecture, sociology, rural sociology, plant ecology, biodiversity, sustainability, sustainable development, conservation biology, conservation planning/management, land tenure
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 161 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive
Madison, WI  53706-1380
United States

Contact Dr. Janet M. Silbernagel
Chair
Email: jmsilber@wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-4510
Fax: 608-262-2273

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