Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. In 2021, 42 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine.

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 Irvine Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at UC Irvine 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
	40
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	55
	83

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UC Irvine. This makes it the #55 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UC Irvine Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $34,369. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at UC Irvine awarded 42 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	3
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Irvine Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 conservation majors earned their master's degree from UC Irvine. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Irvine 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.