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Natural Resources Conservation at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Natural Resources Conservation at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Purdue.

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.

Purdue Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Purdue Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Purdue 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in conservation from Purdue. This is the #188 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $38,513. This is 22% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

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Conservation Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The conservation program at Purdue awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 850 $62,590
Conservation Scientists 230 $63,320
Foresters 80 $47,070

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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