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Natural Resources Conservation at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
Master’s Degree in Conservation

Rutgers New Brunswick Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Rutgers New Brunswick are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Rutgers New Brunswick Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

83% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	33
Environmental Science	24

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Conservation Scientists	310	$85,360
Environmental Science Professors	160	$103,650
Foresters	30	$76,760

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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