Natural Resources & Conservation at University of California - Berkeley

If you are interested in studying natural resources and conservation, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Berkeley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 488 students received a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from UC Berkeley.

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.

UC Berkeley Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Doctorate Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

UC Berkeley Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the natural resources and conservation progam at UC Berkeley 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 natural resources and conservation major at UC Berkeley 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 Master’s Degree Schools	8
	19

In 2021, 84 students received their master’s degree in natural resources and conservation from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #11 most popular school for natural resources and conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources and conservation, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 488 students earned a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from UC Berkeley. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and 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 California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	109
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	99
White	172
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

UC Berkeley Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 84 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources & Conservation from UC Berkeley in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 44 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

Natural Resources & Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Berkeley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	604
Forestry	12

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	15,390	$34,430
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.