Natural Resources Conservation at SUNY Westchester Community College

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what SUNY Westchester Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and approximately 10,072 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.

SUNY Westchester Community College Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Conservation

SUNY Westchester Community College Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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.

Conservation Student Demographics at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in conservation only graduates about 40% men each year. The program at SUNY Westchester Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at SUNY Westchester Community College are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. SUNY Westchester Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in conservation graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Westchester Community College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.