Natural Resources Conservation at South Dakota State University

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

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405.

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.

South Dakota State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

South Dakota State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at South Dakota State 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 96% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at South Dakota State 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 South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

South Dakota State Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. South Dakota State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from South Dakota State, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University 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	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Dakota State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	9
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	8
Environmental Science	3

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Wildlife Management

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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Conservation Scientists	320	$62,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	210	$61,250
Foresters	110	$54,850

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.