Natural Resources Conservation at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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

ESF is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 2,127 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from ESF.

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.

ESF Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

ESF Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at ESF 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
Best Natural Resources Conservation Associate Degree Schools	1
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Associate Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Associate Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	3
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools	20
	21
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	32
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	33
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	64
	80
	87

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in conservation from ESF. This makes it the #64 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of ESF Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at ESF is $35,083. This is 11% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at ESF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

ESF Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in conservation only graduates about 40% men each year. The program at ESF may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 28% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at ESF are white. Around 91% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a associate's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ESF Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 80 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from ESF in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at ESF since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at ESF 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 College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

ESF Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from ESF, 62% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ESF also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Forestry

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 College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

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 DASonnenfeld under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.