Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Wesleyan University

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at Southern Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,345. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from SWU.

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.

SWU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

SWU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at SWU 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 Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	441
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	559

Conservation Student Demographics at SWU

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

SWU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from SWU. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at SWU since its program graduates 60% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at SWU 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

SWU 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 SC, the home state for Southern Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Conservation Scientists	250	$56,220
Foresters	200	$61,430

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.