Natural Resources & Conservation at Rice University

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643.

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.

Rice Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Rice Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at Rice 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Rice

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at Rice University.

Rice Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical natural resources & conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at Rice are white. This is below average 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 natural resources & conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rice University with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

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

Rice Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

33% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of natural resources & conservation master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in natural resources & conservation each year. Rice does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the natural resources & conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rice University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	14

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Firefighters	29,110	$52,520
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	13,430	$21,450
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,400	$87,840

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
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