Natural Resources Conservation at New Jersey Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if New Jersey Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 11,652 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.

NJIT Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

NJIT Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at NJIT

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

NJIT Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 conservation.

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

NJIT Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. NJIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 62% more men than 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 conservation.

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Jersey Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	16

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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Conservation Scientists	310	$85,360
Environmental Science Professors	160	$103,650
Foresters	30	$76,760

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.