Natural Resources Conservation at California University of Pennsylvania

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

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,885 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Cal U.

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 U Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Cal U Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Cal U 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 Cal U 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	496

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Cal U Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal U is $30,132. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from Cal U in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal U since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Cal U 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 California University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Wildlife 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 PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Conservation Scientists	770	$55,200
Foresters	310	$66,170
Environmental Science Professors	250	$93,850

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 Wjmoore17 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.