Natural Resources Conservation at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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

OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and approximately 24,535 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,913 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus in 2021, 15 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

OSU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Conservation (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at OSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, OSU does offer online courses in conservation for the following degree levels:

OSU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at OSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at OSU 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
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Basic Certificate Schools	53
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools	78

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in conservation from OSU. This makes it the #64 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of OSU Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at OSU is $32,355. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at OSU

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

OSU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from OSU, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at OSU since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at OSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

OSU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 13 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from OSU, about 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. OSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from OSU, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	420	$65,490
Conservation Scientists	190	$64,330
Environmental Science Professors	70	$69,770
Foresters	40	$49,390

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 DBinfo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.