Natural Resources Conservation at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Arkansas State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and approximately 13,106 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from A-State.

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.

A-State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

A-State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at A-State 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in conservation from A-State. This makes it the #138 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at A-State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

A-State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from A-State. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at A-State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at A-State 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

A-State Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 conservation majors earned their master's degree from A-State. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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

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

A-State also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Wildlife Management

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	270	$58,540
Foresters	180	$56,710
Conservation Scientists	130	$70,630

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.