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Natural Resources Conservation at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Natural Resources Conservation at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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 South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UofSC.

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.

UofSC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UofSC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UofSC 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.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UofSC Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofSC is $34,341. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

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Conservation Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 47 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UofSC, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UofSC 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 40
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Conservation Scientists 250 $56,220
Foresters 200 $61,430

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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