Natural Resources Conservation at Adelphi University

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Adelphi University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 7,584. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in conservation.

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.

Adelphi Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Adelphi Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Adelphi

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

Adelphi Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 conservation majors earned their master's degree from Adelphi. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Adelphi does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Environmental Science Professors	820	$90,160
Foresters	250	$65,620
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	160	$81,450

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.