Natural Resources Conservation at Arkansas Tech University

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

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and approximately 10,829 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from ATU.

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.

ATU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

ATU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at ATU 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
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	275

Conservation Student Demographics at ATU

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

ATU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from ATU. About 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 ATU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at ATU 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 Tech University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

ATU also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student 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 Tech University.

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 Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.