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Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Connecticut State University

Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331.

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.

SCSU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

SCSU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at SCSU 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 SCSU

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

SCSU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Southern Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 13

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 800 $83,220
Environmental Science Professors 110 $84,560
Foresters 60 $72,010
Conservation Scientists 60 $87,710

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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