Natural Resources Conservation at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440.

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.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #86 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 conservation majors earned their master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Natural Resource 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 CA, the home state for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
Environmental Science Professors	520	$135,840
Foresters	430	$80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	110	$133,470

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 Daderot under License

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