Natural Resources & Conservation at New Jersey Institute of Technology

If you plan to study natural resources and conservation, take a look at what New Jersey Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 11,652. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in natural resources and 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.

NJIT Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

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

NJIT Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources and conservation, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at NJIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

NJIT Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of natural resources and conservation master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in natural resources and conservation each year. NJIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the natural resources and conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey Institute of Technology with a master's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources and 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 New Jersey Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	12

Related Majors

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

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	19,950	$83,720
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Police and Detective Supervisors	5,650	$130,490
Firefighters	5,590	$76,530
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	4,770	$25,620

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.