Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Montana - Western

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at The University of Montana - Western. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Montana Western is located in Dillon, Montana and has a total student population of 1,334. In 2021, 7 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Montana Western.

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.

Montana Western Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Montana Western Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Montana Western 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
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	199
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	517

Conservation Student Demographics at Montana Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at The University of Montana - Western.

Montana Western Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from Montana Western. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Montana Western since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Montana Western 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 The University of Montana - Western with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Montana Western 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana - Western.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Conservation Scientists	570	$64,480
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	410	$68,660
Foresters	200	$57,960
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$72,640

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.