by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Environmental Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Natural Resources Conservation is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at St Lawrence University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in conservation, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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BS in Geosciences - Natural Resources Conservation
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at St. Lawrence was ranked #122 on College Factual's Best Schools for conservation list. It is also ranked #10 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for St. Lawrence.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at St. Lawrence paid an average of $2,025 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,330 | $58,330 |
| Fees | $420 | $420 |
| Books and Supplies | $750 | $750 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,150 | $15,150 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $900 | $900 |
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The median early career salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence is $28,598 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $30,240.
Online degrees for the St. Lawrence conservation bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the St. Lawrence Online Learning page.
About 68.4% of the students who received their BS in conservation in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in conservation at St. Lawrence in 2019-2020, 10.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 19 |
*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.
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