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Natural Resources Conservation at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

Natural Resources Conservation at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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.

Penn State University Park Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Penn State University Park Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park

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

Penn State University Park Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Penn State University Park since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Penn State University Park 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 37
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,050 $74,430
Conservation Scientists 770 $55,200
Foresters 310 $66,170
Environmental Science Professors 250 $93,850

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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