Natural Resources Conservation at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Towson.

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.

Towson Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Towson Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Towson performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Towson 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
	126

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Towson Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $31,959. This is 1% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Towson in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Towson since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Towson 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,560	$77,300
Conservation Scientists	340	$79,070
Environmental Science Professors	170	$79,550
Foresters	50	$64,370

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.