Natural Resources Conservation at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Rice.

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 Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Rice Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	352

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Rice. This makes it the #126 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from Rice. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in 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 19% 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 Rice University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

Rice Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

The conservation program at Rice awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Rice, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rice 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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Environmental Science Professors	280	$88,330
Foresters	180	$64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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 Anatol Stefanowitsch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.