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. In 2021, 13 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from SCSU.

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

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	188

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in conservation from SCSU. This is the #188 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at SCSU are white. This is typical 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SCSU 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.