Natural Resources Conservation at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601.

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.

University of Arizona Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at University of Arizona 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.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at University of Arizona are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 University of Arizona with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

University of Arizona Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. University of Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from University of Arizona, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arizona. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	64
Environmental Science	53
Environmental Studies	25

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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,420	$72,150
Conservation Scientists	270	$71,190

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.