Natural Resources Conservation at Christopher Newport University

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

CNU is located in Newport News, Virginia and approximately 4,868 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.

CNU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

CNU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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Conservation Student Demographics at CNU

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

CNU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

The conservation program at CNU awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. CNU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from CNU, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 VA, the home state for Christopher Newport University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Conservation Scientists	600	$75,370
Foresters	280	$59,940

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 Tony Alter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.