Natural Resources Conservation at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854. Of the 3,967 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University in 2021, 24 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.

K -State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

K -State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at K -State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at K -State 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	67

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in conservation from K -State. This makes it the #95 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from K -State Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at K -State is $38,785. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from K -State in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at K -State 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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

K -State Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 9 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from K -State, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from K -State, 78% 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 Kansas State University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

K -State also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resources Conservation (Other)

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	470	$76,780
Conservation Scientists	140	$68,910

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.