Natural Resources & Conservation at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study natural resources and conservation, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. Of the 2,654 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in the City of New York in 2021, 4 of them were natural resources and 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.

Columbia Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Columbia Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the natural resources and conservation progam at Columbia 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 natural resources and conservation major at Columbia 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	12
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	112

In 2021, 79 students received their master’s degree in natural resources and conservation from Columbia. This makes it the #12 most popular school for natural resources and conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from Columbia. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

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

Columbia Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 79 students who graduated with a master’s in natural resources and conservation from Columbia in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Of the students who received a natural resources and conservation master's degree from Columbia, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	41
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources and conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	83

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	53,560	$74,860
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Police and Detective Supervisors	12,650	$115,940
Firefighters	11,880	$73,710
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	7,860	$27,630

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.