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Natural Resources Conservation at SUNY Potsdam

Natural Resources Conservation at SUNY Potsdam

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 SUNY Potsdam stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 3,084.

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 Potsdam Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

SUNY Potsdam Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at SUNY Potsdam 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 SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

41% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Potsdam since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at SUNY Potsdam 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 SUNY Potsdam 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 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 SUNY Potsdam. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 8

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 Potsdam.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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