Natural Resources Conservation at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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 Florida - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 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.

USF Tampa Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

USF Tampa Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at USF Tampa 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 USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at USF Tampa 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	96
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

USF Tampa Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. USF Tampa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a 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 South Florida - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	142

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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Conservation Scientists	1,020	$40,620
Foresters	110	$64,190
Environmental Science Professors	110	$87,020

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.