Natural Resources Conservation at Stephen F Austin State University

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

SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and has a total student population of 12,620. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

SFASU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

SFASU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at SFASU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Stephen F Austin State University.

SFASU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 7 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SFASU, about 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. SFASU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stephen F Austin State University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Forestry

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 TX, the home state for Stephen F Austin State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Environmental Science Professors	280	$88,330
Foresters	180	$64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.