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Natural Resources & Conservation at Northern Kentucky University

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Natural Resources & Conservation at Northern Kentucky University

If you plan to study natural resources and conservation, take a look at what Northern Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In 2021, 14 natural resources and conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from NKU.

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.

NKU Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

NKU Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources and conservation major at NKU 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at NKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at Northern Kentucky University.

NKU Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of natural resources and conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation at NKU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NKU also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources and 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 Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 14

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,830 $45,600
Firefighters 4,240 $33,520
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,480 $65,430
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers 1,320 $19,620

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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