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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

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

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 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 Conservation

UT Rio Grande Valley Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how UT Rio Grande Valley performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The 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 66
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools 176
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Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 237
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 591
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools 717

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UT Rio Grande Valley Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $27,477. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Conservation Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the 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 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 69% 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 Rio Grande Valley 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 17
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UT Rio Grande Valley 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 Rio Grande Valley.

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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