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. Of the 10,333 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Florida - Main Campus in 2021, 133 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how USF Tampa performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in conservation from USF Tampa. This makes it the #95 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from USF Tampa Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at USF Tampa is $27,213. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

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

Of the 133 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from USF Tampa in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 67% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	89
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

USF Tampa Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 9 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. USF Tampa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from USF Tampa, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USF Tampa 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 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.