Natural Resources Conservation at University of Alaska Southeast

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

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and approximately 2,070 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from UAS.

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.

UAS Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UAS Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UAS 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 UAS 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 Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	129
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	311

Conservation Student Demographics at UAS

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

UAS Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at UAS awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UAS since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UAS are white. This is typical 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 Southeast with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Fisheries Sciences

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 Southeast.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.