Natural Resources Conservation at San Jose State University

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In 2021, 61 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose State.

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 Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

San Jose State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at San Jose State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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
	20
Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	35
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	47
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in conservation from San Jose State. This makes it the #126 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of San Jose State Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $42,783. This is 35% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 61 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from San Jose State, about 39% were men and 61% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in conservation from San Jose State. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Of the students who received a 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 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 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 CA, the home state for San Jose 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.