Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College MS in Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in conservation, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Conservation from Louisiana State University Cost?

$13,035 Average Tuition and Fees

Louisiana State University Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Louisiana State University paid an average of $1,196 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $546 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,132	$9,132
Fees	$3,903	$20,838

Does Louisiana State University Offer an Online MS in Conservation?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Louisiana State University does offer online classes in its conservation master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Louisiana State University Online Learning page.

Louisiana State University Master’s Student Diversity for Conservation

18 Master's Degrees Awarded

33.3% Women

16.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 18 master’s degrees in conservation awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 33.3% of the students who received their MS in conservation in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.2%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 16.7% of conservation master’s degree recipients at Louisiana State University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 18%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MS in Conservation Focus Areas at Louisiana State University

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	14
Environmental Science	4

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.