Natural Resources & Conservation at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

Ohio State Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources and conservation, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a master's degree in natural resources and conservation from Ohio State. About 41% were men and 59% were women.

Of the students who received a natural resources and conservation master's degree from Ohio State, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the natural resources and conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Ohio State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	36

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	24,890	$61,040
Firefighters	19,210	$46,310
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	7,060	$20,570
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,810	$81,560

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.