Natural Resources & Conservation at Metropolitan State University

Every natural resources & conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the natural resources & conservation program at Metropolitan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,552.

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.

Metro State Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Metro State Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at Metro 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% 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 Metro State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at Metro 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 Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	2
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 Metropolitan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	15

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	9,450	$69,060
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Firefighters	6,840	$37,690
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	3,550	$25,260
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880

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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.