Natural Resources Conservation at Humboldt State University

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 Humboldt State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and has a total student population of 6,612. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 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.

Humboldt State University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Humboldt State University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Humboldt State University

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

Humboldt State University Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 conservation majors earned their master's degree from Humboldt State University. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Humboldt State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 CA, the home state for Humboldt State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
Environmental Science Professors	520	$135,840
Foresters	430	$80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	110	$133,470

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 Adbar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.