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Natural Resources Conservation at Shenandoah University

Natural Resources Conservation at Shenandoah University

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

Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and approximately 4,174 students attend the school each year.

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.

Shenandoah Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Shenandoah Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah

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

Shenandoah Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Shenandoah are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

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 Shenandoah University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 9

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 VA, the home state for Shenandoah University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,150 $85,550
Conservation Scientists 600 $75,370
Foresters 280 $59,940

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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