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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College BS in Natural Resources Conservation

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 Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College. 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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Rankings for the Penn State Erie BS in Conservation

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The conservation major at Penn State Erie is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Conservation. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Natural Resources Conservation Graduates 53
Most Focused Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation 520
Most Popular Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation 531

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Conservation from Penn State Erie Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,622 Average Student Debt

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Erie was $997 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Erie tuition and fees.

Penn State Erie Conservation BS Student Debt

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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Erie in Conservation walked away with an average of $26,622 in student debt. That is 15% higher than the national average of $23,094.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Conservation From Penn State Erie?

$32,400 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Erie is $32,400 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $30,240.

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Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online BS in Conservation?

Online degrees for the Penn State Erie 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 Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Conservation

6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
There were 6 bachelor’s degrees in conservation awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the conservation students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Penn State Erie in conservation at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Conservation Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Environmental Science 6

References

*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.

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