Natural Resources & Conservation at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from USFCA.

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.

USFCA Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

USFCA Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the natural resources and conservation progam at USFCA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 natural resources and conservation major at USFCA 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 Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	39
	67
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	82
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	281

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in natural resources and conservation from USFCA. This makes it the #34 most popular school for natural resources and conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at USFCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at University of San Francisco.

USFCA Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The natural resources and conservation program at USFCA awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of San Francisco with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USFCA Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 30 natural resources and conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USFCA, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

In the natural resources and conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of San Francisco with a master's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources and conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	66

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 CA, the home state for University of San Francisco.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	15,390	$34,430
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890

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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.