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Basic Certificate in Natural Resources Conservation

Basic Certificates in Natural Resources Conservation

685 Yearly Graduations
61% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 25% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.3% of conservation graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Conservation Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 685 people earned their basic certificate in conservation. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in conservation at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 17,614
Master’s Degree 3,728
Associate Degree 926
Basic Certificate 685
Doctor’s Degree 437
Graduate Certificate 209
Undergraduate Certificate 73

Earnings of Conservation Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for conservation majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for conservation students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in conservation. About 60.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 270
Women 415
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The racial-ethnic distribution of conservation basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 25
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 87
White 486
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 53
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to conservation that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Forestry 229
Wildlife Management 169
Natural Resource Management 150
Fisheries Sciences 34
Other Resources & Conservation 3

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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