Natural Resources Conservation at Auburn University

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

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 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.

Auburn Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Auburn does offer online courses in conservation for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 24 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Auburn, about 58% were men and 42% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Auburn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Auburn, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Forestry

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	840	$67,630
Foresters	170	$65,230
Conservation Scientists	130	$59,310
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	50	$90,520

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.