Natural Resources Conservation at Nova Southeastern University

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

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 20,888.

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.

NUS Florida Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

NUS Florida Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at NUS Florida 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 NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at NUS Florida are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Nova Southeastern University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NUS Florida Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from NUS Florida, 76% 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 Nova Southeastern University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at Nova Southeastern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nova Southeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	28

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for Nova Southeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Conservation Scientists	1,020	$40,620
Foresters	110	$64,190
Environmental Science Professors	110	$87,020

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 Dgreco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.