Natural Resources Conservation at Duquesne University

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

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,830 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Duquesne.

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.

Duquesne Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Duquesne Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Duquesne 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 Duquesne 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	23
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools	26

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Duquesne. This makes it the #55 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at Duquesne awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Duquesne are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Duquesne University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

Duquesne Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 14 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Duquesne, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Duquesne does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Duquesne, 100% 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 Duquesne University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duquesne also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student 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 Duquesne 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 Alekjds under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.