Natural Resources Conservation at Tarleton State University

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Tarleton State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and has a total student population of 14,016. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Tarleton.

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.

Tarleton Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tarleton

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Tarleton offers distance education options for conservation at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Tarleton Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Tarleton 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 Tarleton 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
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	619
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	686

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Tarleton. This makes it the #138 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at Tarleton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Tarleton State University.

Tarleton Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Tarleton, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Tarleton since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Tarleton 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

Tarleton Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

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

Tarleton also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Wildlife Management

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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Environmental Science Professors	280	$88,330
Foresters	180	$64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.