Natural Resources Conservation at Amarillo College

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Amarillo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and approximately 9,079 students attend the school each year.

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.

Amarillo College Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Conservation

Amarillo College Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Amarillo College

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

Amarillo College Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

33% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in conservation only graduates about 38% men each year. The program at Amarillo College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

Amarillo College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in conservation graduates 74% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amarillo College with a associate's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at Amarillo College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Amarillo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 TX, the home state for Amarillo College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Environmental Science Professors	280	$88,330
Foresters	180	$64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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