Natural Resources Conservation at Montana 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 Montana State University stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and approximately 16,218 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

MSU Bozeman Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

MSU Bozeman Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at MSU Bozeman

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

MSU Bozeman Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in conservation from MSU Bozeman in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from MSU Bozeman, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Wildlife Management
• Natural Resource Management

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 MT, the home state for Montana State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Conservation Scientists	570	$64,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	410	$68,660
Foresters	200	$57,960
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$72,640

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 Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.