Natural Resources Conservation at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,593 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas in 2021, 29 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.

UARK Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UARK Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UARK 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 UARK 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 Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117

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

Earnings of UARK Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $33,968. This is 7% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from UARK in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UARK since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UARK 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	270	$58,540
Foresters	180	$56,710
Conservation Scientists	130	$70,630

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.