Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Oregon University

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 Southern Oregon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and has a total student population of 5,140. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Southern Oregon University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Southern Oregon University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Southern Oregon University

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

Southern Oregon University Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from Southern Oregon University. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Southern Oregon University, 62% 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 Southern Oregon University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
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 OR, the home state for Southern Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	950	$77,980
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Foresters	580	$70,660
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530
Environmental Science Professors	80	$89,180

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 Finetooth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.