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Natural Resources & Conservation at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Natural Resources & Conservation at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every natural resources and conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the natural resources and conservation program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,926 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 18 of them were natural resources and 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 Rio Grande Valley Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

UT Rio Grande Valley Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the natural resources and conservation progam at UT Rio Grande Valley 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 natural resources and conservation major at UT Rio Grande Valley 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 76
201
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 343
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 640

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 natural resources and conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 72% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and 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 Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UT Rio Grande Valley also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources and 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 Texas Rio Grande Valley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 18

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 Rio Grande Valley.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Firefighters 29,110 $52,520
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers 13,430 $21,450
Police and Detective Supervisors 6,400 $87,840

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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