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Natural Resources Conservation at University of San Diego

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Natural Resources Conservation at University of San Diego

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

USD is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 8,861. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

USD Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Conservation

USD Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

90% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The conservation program at USD awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from USD, 70% 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 30% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 CA, the home state for University of San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Conservation Scientists 1,990 $75,980
Environmental Science Professors 520 $135,840
Foresters 430 $80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 110 $133,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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