Natural Resources Conservation at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and has a total student population of 5,109. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from SUNY Plattsburgh.

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.

SUNY Plattsburgh Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at SUNY Plattsburgh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 SUNY Plattsburgh 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
	63
Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	92
	111
	120
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	158
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	171
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	210

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in conservation from SUNY Plattsburgh. This is the #171 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from SUNY Plattsburgh Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Plattsburgh is $32,212. This is 2% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at SUNY Plattsburgh awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Plattsburgh since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Plattsburgh Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 conservation major earned their master's degree from SUNY Plattsburgh.

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

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

SUNY Plattsburgh 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Plattsburgh.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Environmental Science Professors	820	$90,160
Foresters	250	$65,620
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	160	$81,450

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 Erik Graham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.