Natural Resources & Conservation at Sonoma State University

Every natural resources & conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the natural resources & conservation program at Sonoma State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and approximately 8,018 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.

SSU Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

SSU Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at SSU 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 SSU

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

SSU Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% 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 SSU since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at SSU 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 Sonoma State University with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sonoma State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	23

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Engineering
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• 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 CA, the home state for Sonoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	15,390	$34,430
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890

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 Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.