Natural Resources & Conservation at New Jersey Institute of Technology

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

NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 11,652. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from NJIT.

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.

NJIT Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Doctorate Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

NJIT Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the natural resources and conservation progam at NJIT 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 natural resources and conservation major at NJIT 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 Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	645

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in natural resources and conservation from NJIT. This makes it the #127 most popular school for natural resources and conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources and conservation, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at NJIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

NJIT Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of natural resources and conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at NJIT since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 77% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

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

NJIT Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of natural resources and conservation master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in natural resources and conservation each year. NJIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the natural resources and conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a master's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NJIT also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources and conservation concentations are available at New Jersey Institute of Technology. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	16

Related Majors

• Communications Technologies & Support
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	19,950	$83,720
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Police and Detective Supervisors	5,650	$130,490
Firefighters	5,590	$76,530
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	4,770	$25,620

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.