Natural Resources Conservation at North Carolina State University

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at North Carolina State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042. In 2021, 149 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from NC State.

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.

NC State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NC State offers distance education options for conservation at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NC State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at NC State 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 conservation major at NC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools	8

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in conservation from NC State. This makes it the #12 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NC State Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC State is $31,727. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at NC State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at NC 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	113
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

NC State Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 conservation majors earned their master's degree from NC State. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from NC State, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NC State also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Forestry

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Conservation Scientists	390	$61,780
Foresters	370	$63,610
Environmental Science Professors	140	$69,130
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	90	$64,120

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.