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Natural Resources Conservation at Santa Clara University

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Santa Clara University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616. Of the 1,656 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University in 2021, 46 of them were natural resources 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.

SCU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

SCU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 SCU 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 Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools 54
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Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools 119
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 195
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 207
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools 246

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from SCU Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCU is $33,333. 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 SCU

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

SCU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at SCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

SCU 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 Santa Clara 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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