Natural Resources & Conservation at Louisiana Tech University

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

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,126.

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.

Louisiana Tech Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Louisiana Tech Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at Louisiana Tech 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at Louisiana Tech University.

Louisiana Tech Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical natural resources & conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Louisiana Tech since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 98% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources & conservation concentations are available at Louisiana Tech University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Louisiana Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forestry	24
Natural Resources Conservation	10

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering Technologies

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,810	$41,550
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Firefighters	6,220	$30,600
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,310	$62,650
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,890	$61,120

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.