Natural Resources & Conservation at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 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.

Texas Tech Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Texas Tech offers distance education options for natural resources & conservation at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources & conservation, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of natural resources & conservation master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in natural resources & conservation each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a natural resources & conservation master's degree from Texas Tech, 79% 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 Texas Tech University with a master's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife Management	14
Natural Resource Management	7

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

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 TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Firefighters	29,110	$52,520
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	13,430	$21,450
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,400	$87,840

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 Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.