Natural Resources Conservation at Boise State University

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

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and has a total student population of 24,069. Of the 3,935 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boise State University in 2021, 48 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.

Boise State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Boise State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Boise State 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 Boise 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Boise State Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boise State is $27,517. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Boise State

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

Boise State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Boise 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 Boise State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boise State 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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	520	$60,470
Conservation Scientists	290	$66,510
Foresters	270	$57,180

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 Karthikc123 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.