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Natural Resources Conservation at Southwestern University

Natural Resources Conservation at Southwestern University

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

Southwestern is located in Georgetown, Texas and approximately 1,506 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southwestern Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Southwestern Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Southwestern 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 Southwestern

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

Southwestern Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Southwestern are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at Southwestern University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern 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 TX, the home state for Southwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,170 $80,880
Conservation Scientists 2,010 $57,990
Environmental Science Professors 280 $88,330
Foresters 180 $64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 100 $87,130

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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