Natural Resources Conservation at California State University - Chico

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 California State University - Chico stacks up to those at other schools.

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year.

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.

Chico State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Chico State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Chico 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Chico State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Chico State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 California State University - Chico with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Chico State Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Chico. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	39

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 State University - Chico.

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
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