The 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 Kansas State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in conservation, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. The bachelor's program at K -State was ranked #214 on College Factual's Best Schools for conservation list. It is also ranked #2 in Kansas.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at K -State paid an average of $842 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $313 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 | $9,375 | $25,251 |
Fees | $1,065 | $1,065 |
Books and Supplies | $924 | $924 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,100 | $10,100 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,400 | $4,400 |
Learn more about K -State tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Conservation students who received their bachelor’s degree at K -State took out an average of $25,500 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $23,094.
The median early career salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor’s degree from K -State is $38,289 per year. That is 27% higher than the national average of $30,240.
K -State 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 K -State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.6% of the conservation students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.0% of the conservation bachelor’s degrees at K -State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 20 |
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 |
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Environmental Studies | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to natural resources conservation.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 24 |
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*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.