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.

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

ESF Natural Resources Conservation 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.

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.

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 38% men each year. The program at ESF may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at ESF are white. Around 86% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ESF Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 73% 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	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

ESF Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. ESF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from ESF, 71% were white. This is typical 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	55
Environmental Science	43
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	22
Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other	1

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.