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.

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

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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Duke are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	32
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Duke Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	106
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a 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 Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	115
Environmental Studies	59

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.