Natural Resources Conservation at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. In 2021, 26 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from UWF.

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.

UWF Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UWF Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UWF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at UWF 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
	52
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	84
	96
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	418

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UWF. This makes it the #83 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UWF Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWF is $33,261. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from UWF. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UWF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 West Florida with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UWF Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 11 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UWF, about 64% were men and 36% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UWF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UWF, 82% 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 West Florida with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWF 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Conservation Scientists	1,020	$40,620
Foresters	110	$64,190
Environmental Science Professors	110	$87,020

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.