Natural Resources Conservation at Auburn 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 Auburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737.

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.

Auburn Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Auburn Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Auburn 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 Auburn

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

Auburn Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. Auburn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Auburn, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	36
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Auburn University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	38
Environmental Science	12

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Wildlife Management
• Forestry

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	840	$67,630
Foresters	170	$65,230
Conservation Scientists	130	$59,310
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	50	$90,520

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.