Natural Resources & Conservation at Florida International University

If you plan to study natural resources & conservation, take a look at what Florida International University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year.

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.

FIU Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

FIU Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at FIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at Florida International University.

FIU Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of natural resources & conservation master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in natural resources & conservation each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the natural resources & conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 54% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida International University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resource Management	13
Natural Resources Conservation	10

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Firefighters	22,690	$53,340
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	7,640	$26,690
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,840	$87,850

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.