by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Natural Resources/Conservation, General. 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in conservation, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Colorado State paid an average of $1,433 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $584 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,520 | $25,791 |
| Fees | $2,264 | $2,264 |
The median early career salary of conservation students who receive their master’s degree from Colorado State is $49,214 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $49,753.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Colorado State does offer online classes in its conservation master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Colorado State Online Learning page.
About 60.5% of the students who received their MS in conservation in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 61.2%.
Around 10.5% of conservation master’s degree recipients at Colorado State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 38 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to natural resources conservation.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resource Management | 75 |
| Forestry | 6 |
*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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