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Natural Resources Conservation at Kansas State University

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

K -State Natural Resources Conservation 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.

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.

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

42% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at K -State since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 85% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

K -State Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

64% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from K -State, 72% 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	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kansas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	34

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
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