Natural Resources Conservation at Westfield State University

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 Westfield State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Westfield.

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.

Westfield Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Westfield Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Westfield 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 conservation major at Westfield 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
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	113
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	136
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	138

Earnings of Westfield Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Westfield is $31,555. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from Westfield in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Westfield since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Westfield 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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Conservation Scientists	400	$72,200
Environmental Science Professors	380	$89,000
Foresters	100	$76,810

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.