Natural Resources Conservation at Northern Michigan University

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at Northern Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and has a total student population of 7,368. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Northern Michigan University.

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.

Northern Michigan University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Northern Michigan University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Northern Michigan University 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.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Northern Michigan University Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northern Michigan University is $24,055. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Northern Michigan University in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Northern Michigan University 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	47
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Northern Michigan University also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Fisheries Sciences

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 MI, the home state for Northern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,780	$69,430
Conservation Scientists	370	$63,460
Foresters	290	$66,630
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	40	$95,920

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.