Natural Resources & Conservation at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,159.

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.

Shepherd University Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Shepherd University Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at Shepherd University 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Shepherd University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at Shepherd University.

Shepherd University Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical natural resources & conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Shepherd University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at Shepherd University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources & conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources & conservation concentations are available at Shepherd University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Shepherd University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	13

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3,460	$43,590
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Firefighters	830	$36,820
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	560	$56,380
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	390	$21,270

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 Ecragg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.