Natural Resources Conservation at Ursinus College

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Ursinus College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

Ursinus is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,493. In 2021, 16 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Ursinus.

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.

Ursinus Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Ursinus Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Ursinus 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 Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	61
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	146
	216
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	267
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	311

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Ursinus Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ursinus is $26,345. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at Ursinus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Ursinus College.

Ursinus Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Ursinus in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Ursinus 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 Ursinus College with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ursinus 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 PA, the home state for Ursinus College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Conservation Scientists	770	$55,200
Foresters	310	$66,170
Environmental Science Professors	250	$93,850

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 Pennaboy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.