by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in conservation, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at ESF paid an average of $963 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $472 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 | $11,310 | $23,100 |
| Fees | $1,890 | $1,890 |
The median early career salary of conservation students who receive their master’s degree from ESF is $41,937 per year. That is 16% lower than the national average of $49,753.
Online degrees for the ESF conservation master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ESF Online Learning page.
About 70.0% of the students who received their MS in conservation in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.2%.
Around 10.0% of conservation master’s degree recipients at ESF in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to natural resources conservation.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resource Management | 4 |
| Forestry | 7 |
*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.
