Natural Resources Conservation at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,547. In 2021, 5 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from MSU Moorhead.

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.

MSU Moorhead Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

MSU Moorhead Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at MSU Moorhead 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Moorhead since its program graduates 40% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880
Foresters	390	$64,330
Conservation Scientists	390	$72,650
Environmental Science Professors	100	$100,840

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.