Natural Resources Conservation at Michigan State University

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Michigan State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. Of the 9,450 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 2021, 76 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.

Michigan State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Michigan State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Schools	61

Earnings of Michigan State Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $27,553. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from Michigan State. About 34% were men and 66% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Michigan 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Natural Resource Management
• Wildlife Management

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,780	$69,430
Conservation Scientists	370	$63,460
Foresters	290	$66,630
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	40	$95,920

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.