Natural Resources Conservation at Northern Arizona University

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Northern Arizona University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 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.

NAU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

NAU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at NAU 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 NAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Northern Arizona University.

NAU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at NAU 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	75
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

NAU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from NAU, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at Northern Arizona University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	49
Environmental Studies	46

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,420	$72,150
Conservation Scientists	270	$71,190

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.