Natural Resources Conservation at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what University of Alaska Fairbanks has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UAF.

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.

UAF Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Conservation (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UAF Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 UAF 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
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	188

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in conservation from UAF. This is the #188 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at UAF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

UAF Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from UAF in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UAF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Wildlife Management

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	670	$80,220
Conservation Scientists	180	$93,390
Foresters	70	$71,800

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.