Natural Resources Conservation at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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. Of the 8,803 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick in 2021, 54 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Conservation

Rutgers New Brunswick Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	63
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	66
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	620

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in conservation from Rutgers New Brunswick. This is the #171 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers New Brunswick is $37,070. This is 17% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from Rutgers New Brunswick in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 56% 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 12% 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	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Rutgers New Brunswick Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in conservation from Rutgers New Brunswick.

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 2 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 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
• Image Credit: By Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.