Natural Resources Conservation at Duke 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 Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Duke.

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.

Duke Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Duke Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Duke 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.

In 2021, 132 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Duke. This makes it the #3 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Duke Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Duke is $33,797. This is 7% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Duke, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Duke Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from Duke. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Duke, 58% 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 Duke University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	77
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Duke also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Natural Resource Management

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Conservation Scientists	390	$61,780
Foresters	370	$63,610
Environmental Science Professors	140	$69,130
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	90	$64,120

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.