Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Davis

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 California - Davis stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 254 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Davis.

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 Davis Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how UC Davis performed in these rankings.

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 conservation major at UC Davis 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	11
	11
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools	21
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	172

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UC Davis. This makes it the #64 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UC Davis Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Davis is $34,746. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 254 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from UC Davis in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 California - Davis with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	91
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

UC Davis Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 13 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Davis, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Forestry
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
Environmental Science Professors	520	$135,840
Foresters	430	$80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	110	$133,470

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.