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 Cornell University. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for conservation majors, Cornell came in at #14. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cornell.
Part-time undergraduates at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,586 | $58,586 |
| Fees | $696 | $696 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,756 | $15,756 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,964 | $2,964 |
Learn more about Cornell tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Conservation students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cornell took out an average of $14,612 in student loans. That is 37% lower than the national average of $23,094.
The median early career salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cornell is $28,598 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $30,240.
Online degrees for the Cornell 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 Cornell Online Learning page.
About 61.8% of the students who received their BS in conservation in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.7% of the conservation bachelor’s degrees at Cornell in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 41 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 89 |
*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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