Natural Resources Conservation at Birmingham Southern College

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

BSC is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 1,129 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from BSC.

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.

BSC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

BSC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at BSC 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 BSC 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 Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	145
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	433
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	517

Conservation Student Demographics at BSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Birmingham Southern College.

BSC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from BSC. About 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at BSC since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at BSC 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 Birmingham Southern College with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

BSC also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student 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 AL, the home state for Birmingham Southern College.

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 Jwrandolph under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.