Natural Resources Conservation at Alfred University

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

Alfred is located in Alfred, New York and approximately 2,187 students attend the school each year. Of the 334 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Alfred University in 2021, 5 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

Alfred Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Alfred Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Alfred compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Alfred is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Natural Resources Conservation. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	324

Conservation Student Demographics at Alfred

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

Alfred Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from Alfred in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Alfred since its program graduates 40% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Alfred are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alfred also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Alfred University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Environmental Science Professors	820	$90,160
Foresters	250	$65,620
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	160	$81,450

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Benjamin D. Esham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.