Natural Resources Conservation at Saint Edward’s University

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

St. Edward's University is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from St. Edward's 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. Edward’s University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

St. Edward’s University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at St. Edward's 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
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	275
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	304

Earnings of St. Edward's University Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Edward's University is $28,913. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at St. Edward's University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Saint Edward’s University.

St. Edward’s University Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from St. Edward's University in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at St. Edward's University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Saint Edward's University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

St. Edward's 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 TX, the home state for Saint Edward's 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 LoneStarMike under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.