Natural Resources Conservation at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and approximately 3,159 students attend the school each year. Of the 574 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shepherd University in 2021, 13 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.

Shepherd University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Shepherd University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Shepherd University 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	140
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	191
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	366

Earnings of Shepherd University Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Shepherd University is $31,000. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from Shepherd University. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Shepherd University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Shepherd University 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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	560	$56,380
Conservation Scientists	180	$50,210
Environmental Science Professors	110	$79,080
Foresters	100	$57,640

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.