Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Texas at Arlington

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

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and approximately 48,072 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UT Arlington.

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 Arlington Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Conservation (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation
• Doctorate Degree in Conservation

UT Arlington Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UT Arlington 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 Arlington 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
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Basic Certificate Schools	7
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UT Arlington. This makes it the #55 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from UT Arlington in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Arlington since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UT Arlington are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Arlington Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 14 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Arlington, about 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UT Arlington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UT Arlington, 57% were white. This is below 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 Texas at Arlington with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 3 students 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Environmental Science Professors	280	$88,330
Foresters	180	$64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.