Natural Resources Conservation at Ursinus College

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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 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.

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

57% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Ursinus since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 90% 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	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ursinus College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	16

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
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