Natural Resources & Conservation at Utah State University

What traits are you looking for in a natural resources and conservation school? To help you decide if Utah State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's natural resources and conservation program.

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students received a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from USU.

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.

USU Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Doctorate Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at USU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USU offers distance education options for natural resources and conservation at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USU Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The natural resources and conservation major at USU 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 Popular Online Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools	14
	24
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in natural resources and conservation from USU. This makes it the #92 most popular school for natural resources and conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources and conservation, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at USU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at Utah State University.

USU Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 86 natural resources and conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USU, about 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at USU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USU Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources & Conservation from USU in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a natural resources and conservation master's degree from USU, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah State University with a master's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USU also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources and 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 Utah State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife Management	43
Natural Resources Conservation	38
Natural Resource Management	18
Forestry	13

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4,490	$53,890
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	2,290	$21,500
Firefighters	2,000	$37,960
Forest and Conservation Technicians	1,350	$33,750

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.