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Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Texas at El Paso

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Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Texas at El Paso

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,981 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2021, 22 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.

UTEP Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UTEP Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UTEP 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UTEP. This makes it the #146 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UTEP Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $14,764. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

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Conservation Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from UTEP in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UTEP Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from UTEP. About 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 60% more men than average.

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In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

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 El Paso.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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