Natural Resources Conservation at Florida Gulf Coast University

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what Florida Gulf Coast University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FGCU is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,358. Of the 2,889 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2021, 47 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

FGCU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

FGCU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at FGCU 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, 17 students received their master’s degree in conservation from FGCU. This makes it the #44 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from FGCU Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at FGCU is $29,400. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at FGCU

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

FGCU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at FGCU awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 49% of these degrees went to men with the other 51% going to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at FGCU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at FGCU 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 Florida Gulf Coast University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

FGCU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from FGCU. About 35% were men and 65% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from FGCU, 94% 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 Florida Gulf Coast University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FGCU also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 FL, the home state for Florida Gulf Coast University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Conservation Scientists	1,020	$40,620
Foresters	110	$64,190
Environmental Science Professors	110	$87,020

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 Brett Levin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.