Natural Resources Conservation at University of San Francisco

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at University of San Francisco stacks up to those at other schools.

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 10,068. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in 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 Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

USFCA Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the 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 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
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	25
	65
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	79
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	148
	174

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in conservation from USFCA. This makes it the #25 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from USFCA Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at USFCA is $24,617. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from USFCA. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 University of San Francisco with a bachelor's in 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

The conservation program at USFCA awarded 30 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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 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 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 CA, the home state for University of San Francisco.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
Environmental Science Professors	520	$135,840
Foresters	430	$80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	110	$133,470

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.