Natural Resources & Conservation at McNeese State University

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

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 7,284 students attend the school each year.

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.

McNeese Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

McNeese Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at McNeese 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 McNeese

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

McNeese 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 38% 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 McNeese since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at McNeese 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 McNeese State 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	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from McNeese State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife Management	7

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Engineering

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 McNeese State 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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.