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

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 13,997 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Emory.

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.

Emory Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Emory Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Emory performed in these rankings.

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 Emory 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 Schools	19
	25
	51
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	156
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	378
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	457

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Emory. This makes it the #156 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Emory Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Emory is $36,820. This is 17% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from Emory in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Emory are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Emory University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Emory Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 2 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Emory, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emory University with a master's in conservation.

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

Emory 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Foresters	340	$54,590
Conservation Scientists	250	$69,390
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	120	$88,570

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 Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.