Natural Resources Conservation at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Ohio 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.

Ohio State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Ohio State performed in these rankings.

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 Ohio 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	42

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Ohio State. This makes it the #28 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Ohio State Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $32,665. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from Ohio State. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Ohio 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	96
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Ohio State Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in conservation from Ohio State. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Ohio State, 70% 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management

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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,000	$74,750
Conservation Scientists	740	$55,550
Foresters	200	$61,990
Environmental Science Professors	120	$102,570

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.