Natural Resources & Conservation at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2021, 61 of them were natural resources and 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.

San Jose State Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

San Jose State Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the natural resources and conservation progam at San Jose State 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 natural resources and conservation major at San Jose State 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
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	38
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	103
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	206

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in natural resources and conservation from San Jose State. This makes it the #159 most popular school for natural resources and conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 61 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation from San Jose State in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

San Jose State Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in natural resources and conservation from San Jose State. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a natural resources and conservation master's degree from San Jose State, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a master's in natural resources and conservation.

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

San Jose State also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

Natural Resources & Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	66

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	15,390	$34,430
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.