Natural Resources Conservation at Washington State University

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what Washington State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159. In 2021, 9 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Wazzu.

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.

Wazzu Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation
• Doctorate Degree in Conservation

Wazzu Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 Wazzu 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
	27
	30
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	665

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Wazzu. This makes it the #112 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Wazzu

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Washington State University.

Wazzu Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from Wazzu in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Wazzu are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wazzu Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 7 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wazzu, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Wazzu does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Wazzu, 100% 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 Washington State University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wazzu also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Forestry

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Conservation Scientists	920	$65,120
Foresters	510	$69,720
Environmental Science Professors	230	$93,820
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$109,820

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.