Natural Resources Conservation at Arizona State University - Tempe

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 Arizona State University - Tempe stacks up to those at other schools.

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 74,795. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

ASU - Tempe Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

ASU - Tempe Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at ASU - Tempe

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

ASU - Tempe Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from ASU - Tempe in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. ASU - Tempe does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from ASU - Tempe, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 19% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,420	$72,150
Conservation Scientists	270	$71,190

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 Schwnj under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.