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Natural Resources Conservation at San Diego State University

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Natural Resources Conservation at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 109 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

SDSU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at SDSU 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.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $33,271. This is 5% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

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Conservation Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from SDSU. About 40% were men and 60% were women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at SDSU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 57
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

SDSU also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Conservation Scientists 1,990 $75,980
Environmental Science Professors 520 $135,840
Foresters 430 $80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 110 $133,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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