Natural Resources Conservation at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from FIU.

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.

FIU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

FIU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 FIU 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
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	86
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	144
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Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	244

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in conservation from FIU. This makes it the #86 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of FIU Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIU is $25,248. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at FIU awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at FIU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Florida International University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FIU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 conservation majors earned their master's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FIU 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 International 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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.