Natural Resources Conservation at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

VCU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

VCU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from VCU in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from VCU, 77% 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 23% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Conservation Scientists	600	$75,370
Foresters	280	$59,940

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.