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Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Oregon University

Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Oregon University

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Southern Oregon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and has a total student population of 5,140.

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.

Southern Oregon University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Southern Oregon University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Southern Oregon University 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 Southern Oregon University

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

Southern Oregon University Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Oregon University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Southern Oregon University 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 Oregon 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 1
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Southern Oregon University Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Southern Oregon University, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Oregon University with a master's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Oregon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 40

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 OR, the home state for Southern Oregon University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 950 $77,980
Conservation Scientists 670 $76,790
Foresters 580 $70,660
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 80 $101,530
Environmental Science Professors 80 $89,180

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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