Natural Resources Conservation at Portland State University

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Portland State University.

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.

Portland State University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Portland State University 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 Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	113
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Portland State University. This makes it the #112 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Portland State University Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Portland State University is $27,557. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at Portland State University awarded 56 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Portland State University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Portland State University Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 7 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Portland State University, about 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Portland State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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

Portland State University also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 8 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 OR, the home state for Portland State 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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.