Natural Resources Conservation at Wichita State University

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what Wichita State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

WSU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

WSU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 9 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WSU, about 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. WSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from WSU, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	470	$76,780
Conservation Scientists	140	$68,910

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.