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Natural Resources Conservation at Sonoma State University

Natural Resources Conservation at Sonoma State University

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

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 Conservation

SSU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at SSU since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in 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 conservation.

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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 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
Environmental Science 23

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 CA, the home state for Sonoma State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Conservation Scientists 1,990 $75,980
Environmental Science Professors 520 $135,840
Foresters 430 $80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 110 $133,470

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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