Natural Resources Conservation at Drexel University

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Drexel University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 23,589 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Drexel.

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.

Drexel Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Drexel Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Drexel 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 Master’s Degree Schools	97
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	117
	264
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	599

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Drexel. This makes it the #112 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Drexel Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Drexel is $22,921. 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 Drexel

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

Drexel Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Drexel in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Drexel since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Drexel 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Drexel Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in conservation from Drexel. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Drexel does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Drexel, 86% 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 Drexel University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Drexel also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 5 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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.