Natural Resources Conservation at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,130. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Ship.

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.

Ship Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Ship Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Ship performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Ship 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 Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	87
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	405
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	411

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Ship. This makes it the #146 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Ship Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ship is $38,973. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at Ship

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

Ship Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ship. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Ship 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ship Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Ship in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Ship does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Ship, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Ship 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 PA, the home state for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Conservation Scientists	770	$55,200
Foresters	310	$66,170
Environmental Science Professors	250	$93,850

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 Cgboeree under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.