Natural Resources Conservation at Pacific University

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

Pacific is located in Forest Grove, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,808. Of the 470 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pacific University in 2021, 14 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.

Pacific Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Pacific Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 Pacific 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 Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	274
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	351
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	352

Conservation Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from Pacific in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Pacific University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pacific 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 OR, the home state for Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	950	$77,980
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Foresters	580	$70,660
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530
Environmental Science Professors	80	$89,180

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.