Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and approximately 11,728 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga in 2021, 46 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.

UT Chattanooga Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

UT Chattanooga Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UT Chattanooga 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 UT Chattanooga 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 Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	75
	77
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	117
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	168
	172

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UT Chattanooga. This makes it the #75 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Chattanooga Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Chattanooga is $29,306. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from UT Chattanooga in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Chattanooga since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UT Chattanooga 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 Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Chattanooga Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from UT Chattanooga in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UT Chattanooga, 75% 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Chattanooga 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,410	$72,470
Foresters	180	$55,610
Conservation Scientists	140	$68,440

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.