Natural Resources Conservation at American University

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 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.

The American University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

The American University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at The American University 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

The American University Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	44
Environmental Science	21

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Foresters	30	$86,790

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.