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Natural Resources Conservation at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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.

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

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.

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

78% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 4

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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