Natural Resources Conservation at Texas State University

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,822 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas State University in 2021, 67 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

Texas State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Texas State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Texas State 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 Texas State 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 Value Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Natural Resources Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools	34

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Texas State. This makes it the #112 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Texas State Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $37,238. This is 18% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 67 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas State, 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 Texas State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Texas State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Texas State Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from Texas State. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Texas State 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 Texas State, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Texas State also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resource 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 Texas 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.