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Natural Resources Conservation at Virginia Tech

Natural Resources Conservation at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Virginia Tech Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 27
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science 44
Environmental Studies 23

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,150 $85,550
Conservation Scientists 600 $75,370
Foresters 280 $59,940

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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