Natural Resources Conservation at Bemidji State University

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

Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and approximately 4,577 students attend the school each year. 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.

Bemidji State University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Bemidji State University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Bemidji State University

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

Bemidji State University Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in conservation from Bemidji State University. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Bemidji State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
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 MN, the home state for Bemidji State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,780	$74,880
Foresters	390	$64,330
Conservation Scientists	390	$72,650
Environmental Science Professors	100	$100,840

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 GEO Tagging BSU under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.