Natural Resources Conservation at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729.

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.

Samford Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Samford Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Samford 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Samford are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

Samford Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Samford University 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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at Samford University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Samford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	2
Environmental Science	1

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	840	$67,630
Foresters	170	$65,230
Conservation Scientists	130	$59,310
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	50	$90,520

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 Sweetmoose6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.