Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Southern California

Every natural resources & conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the natural resources & conservation program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

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

USC Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of natural resources & conservation master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

In the natural resources & conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	22

Related Majors

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

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 University of Southern California.

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.