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Natural Resources Conservation at Union College New York

Natural Resources Conservation at Union College New York

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

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and approximately 2,047 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.

Union College Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Union College Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Union College 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at Union College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Union College New York.

Union College Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Union College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Union College New York with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Union College New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science 11
Environmental Studies 3

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 Union College New York.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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