Natural Resources Conservation at University of South Florida - St. Petersburg

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at University of South Florida - St. Petersburg stacks up to those at other schools.

USFSP is located in St. Petersburg, Florida and approximately 4,895 students attend the school each year. During the 2018-2019 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in conservation.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Natural Resources Conservation section at the bottom of this page.

USFSP Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

USFSP Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

In 2019, 5 students received their master’s degree in conservation from USFSP. This makes it the #122 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at USFSP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at University of South Florida - St. Petersburg.

USFSP Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from USFSP. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from USFSP, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - St. Petersburg with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in conservation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of South Florida - St. Petersburg.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Conservation Scientists	1,020	$40,620
Foresters	110	$64,190
Environmental Science Professors	110	$87,020

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By CJWilkins under License More about our data sources and methodologies.