Natural Resources Conservation at William Paterson University of New Jersey

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if William Paterson University of New Jersey is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,635. Of the 1,755 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William Paterson University of New Jersey in 2021, 10 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

William Paterson University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

William Paterson University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at William Paterson University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at William Paterson University 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 Schools	65
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	601

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from William Paterson University Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at William Paterson University is $41,870. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 32% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from William Paterson University in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at William Paterson University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

William Paterson University 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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Conservation Scientists	310	$85,360
Environmental Science Professors	160	$103,650
Foresters	30	$76,760

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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