The main focus area for this major is Environmental Science. 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in conservation, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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 UL Lafayette was ranked #303 on College Factual's Best Schools for conservation list. It is also ranked #3 in Louisiana.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UL Lafayette was $1,004 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $432 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,407 | $19,135 |
Fees | $4,951 | $4,951 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,144 | $11,144 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,260 | $4,260 |
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The median early career salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UL Lafayette is $30,771 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $30,240.
UL Lafayette does not offer an online option for its conservation bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UL Lafayette Online Learning page.
About 58.3% of the students who received their BS in conservation in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 59.0%.
Around 25.0% of conservation bachelor’s degree recipients at UL Lafayette in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 25%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Environmental Science | 12 |
*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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