Natural Resources Conservation at California State University - Chico

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. Of the 4,313 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Chico in 2021, 38 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.

Chico State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Chico State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	171

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

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Chico State Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $32,134. This is 2% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 38 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Chico State in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Chico State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 58% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Chico State Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

The conservation program at Chico State awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Chico 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 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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.