Natural Resources Conservation at Michigan Technological University

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

Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and approximately 6,873 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Michigan Tech.

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 Tech Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Michigan Tech Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Michigan Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Michigan 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	95
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	424

Conservation Student Demographics at Michigan Tech

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

Michigan Tech Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from Michigan Tech. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Michigan 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 Michigan Technological University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Wildlife Management
• Forestry

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 Technological 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 Michigan Technological University Photo Services under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.