Natural Resources & Conservation at Stanford University

What traits are you looking for in a natural resources & conservation school? To help you decide if Stanford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's natural resources & conservation program.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

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.

Stanford Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Stanford Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

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

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of natural resources & conservation master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in natural resources & conservation each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the natural resources & conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

Natural Resources & Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	35

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	15,390	$34,430
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.