Natural Resources Conservation at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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 Ohio State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

Ohio State Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Conservation Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the 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 conservation from Ohio State. About 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Ohio State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Ohio State, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the 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 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

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

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,000	$74,750
Conservation Scientists	740	$55,550
Foresters	200	$61,990
Environmental Science Professors	120	$102,570

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.