Natural Resources Conservation at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

Samford Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at Samford

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.

Samford does offer online education options in conservation for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Samford Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in conservation from Samford in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Samford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 60% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Samford, 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 Samford University with a master's in conservation.

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

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	840	$67,630
Foresters	170	$65,230
Conservation Scientists	130	$59,310
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	50	$90,520

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 Sweetmoose6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.