Natural Resources Conservation at Brigham Young University - Provo

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 Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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.

BYU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

BYU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in conservation from BYU. This makes it the #126 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from BYU. About 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from BYU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BYU also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Wildlife Management

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	830	$68,480
Conservation Scientists	260	$63,720
Environmental Science Professors	100	$90,680

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.