Natural Resources Conservation at Eastern Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Eastern Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349. Of the 2,346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 24 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

EWU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

EWU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at EWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at EWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Natural Resources 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	112
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	129
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	158

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from EWU Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at EWU is $32,179. This is 2% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at EWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Eastern Washington University.

EWU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from EWU. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at EWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Conservation Scientists	920	$65,120
Foresters	510	$69,720
Environmental Science Professors	230	$93,820
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$109,820

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.