Natural Resources & Conservation at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year.

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.

Eastern Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Eastern Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at Eastern 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 Eastern

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

Eastern Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% 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 Eastern since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky 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	9
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 Eastern Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife Management	17

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,830	$45,600
Firefighters	4,240	$33,520
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,480	$65,430
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	1,320	$19,620

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.