Natural Resources Conservation at Binghamton University

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Binghamton University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and approximately 18,148 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Binghamton University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Binghamton University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Binghamton University

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

Binghamton University Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

The conservation program at Binghamton University awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Binghamton University 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 Binghamton University, 71% 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 24% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 NY, the home state for Binghamton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Environmental Science Professors	820	$90,160
Foresters	250	$65,620
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	160	$81,450

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 Claire H under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.