Natural Resources Conservation at Cornell University

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 Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Cornell.

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.

Cornell Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Cornell Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Cornell 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
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Cornell. This makes it the #51 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Cornell Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $29,011. 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 Cornell

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

Cornell Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from Cornell. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	37
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Cornell Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in conservation from Cornell in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Cornell, 56% 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 Cornell University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 6 students 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Environmental Science Professors	820	$90,160
Foresters	250	$65,620
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	160	$81,450

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.