Natural Resources & Conservation at Tennessee Technological University

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying natural resources & conservation, you may want to check out the program at Tennessee Technological University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and approximately 10,177 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.

Tennessee Tech University Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Tennessee Tech University Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at Tennessee Tech University 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Tennessee Tech University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at Tennessee Technological University.

Tennessee Tech University Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical natural resources & conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Tennessee Tech University since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tennessee Technological University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife Management	50
Natural Resources Conservation	16

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Technological University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	13,410	$44,600
Firefighters	5,710	$40,280
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,010	$65,320
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	2,650	$20,320

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 Brian Stansberry under License

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