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Natural Resources Conservation at Mississippi State University

Natural Resources Conservation at Mississippi 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 conservation program at Mississippi State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 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.

Mississippi State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
  • Master’s Degree in Conservation

Mississippi State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Mississippi 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

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About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mississippi State Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

75% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Mississippi State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi State University with a master's in conservation.

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources/Conservation, General 12

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Conservation Scientists 770 $54,870
Foresters 160 $59,900

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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