Natural Resources & Conservation at North Carolina State University

If you are interested in studying natural resources & conservation, you may want to check out the program at North Carolina State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042.

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.

NC State Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NC State offers distance education options for natural resources & conservation at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NC State Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources & conservation, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of natural resources & conservation master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Of the students who received a natural resources & conservation master's degree from NC State, 73% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	59
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources & conservation concentations are available at North Carolina State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at North Carolina State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	59
Forestry	27
Natural Resource Management	10

Related Majors

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

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,350	$48,420
Firefighters	14,870	$35,500
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	4,070	$20,210
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.