Natural Resources Conservation at Saint Cloud State University

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Saint Cloud State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and approximately 11,841 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University.

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.

St. Cloud State University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

St. Cloud State University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how St. Cloud State University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at St. Cloud State University 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
	12
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	500

Earnings of St. Cloud State University Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Cloud State University is $44,805. This is 42% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at St. Cloud State University

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

St. Cloud State University Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from St. Cloud State University in 2020-2021, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at St. Cloud State University since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at St. Cloud State University 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 Saint Cloud State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Cloud State University 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 MN, the home state for Saint Cloud State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880
Foresters	390	$64,330
Conservation Scientists	390	$72,650
Environmental Science Professors	100	$100,840

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
• Image Credit: By Xylem22 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.