Natural Resources Conservation at Baylor University

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

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297. Of the 3,730 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in 2021, 40 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

Baylor Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Baylor Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Baylor 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
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
	171
	179

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in conservation from Baylor. This is the #171 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Baylor Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Baylor is $28,951. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from Baylor in 2021, 48% were men and 53% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Baylor since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Baylor are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Baylor University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baylor Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Baylor also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TX, the home state for Baylor University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kairos14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.