Natural Resources & Conservation at Dakota Wesleyan University

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

Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and has a total student population of 933.

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.

Dakota Wesleyan University Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Dakota Wesleyan University Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at Dakota Wesleyan University 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Dakota Wesleyan University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at Dakota Wesleyan University.

Dakota Wesleyan University Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical natural resources & conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Dakota Wesleyan University since its program graduates 58% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 76% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources & conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dakota Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife Management	3

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 SD, the home state for Dakota Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,770	$48,550
Firefighters	570	$44,710
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	480	$22,150
Forest and Conservation Technicians	390	$37,530
Managers	370	$99,030

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 Jake DeGroot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.