Natural Resources Conservation at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if New Mexico State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. Of the 2,425 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University - Main Campus in 2021, 4 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

NMSU Main Campus Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

NMSU Main Campus Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how NMSU Main Campus performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at NMSU Main Campus 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 Master’s Degree Schools	188
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	275

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in conservation from NMSU Main Campus. This is the #188 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 35% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Wildlife Management

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Conservation Scientists	220	$68,710
Foresters	90	$52,740

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.