Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Montana

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what The University of Montana has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808.

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.

UM Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Conservation (1 - 4 Years)
Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
Master’s Degree in Conservation

UM Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UM 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UM 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 with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UM Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

62% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UM, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% 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 The University of Montana with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Montana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	46
Environmental Studies	36
Environmental Science	15

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.

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
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