Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Riverside

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 - Riverside stacks up to those at other schools.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCR Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UCR Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UCR 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCR Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Riverside. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	44

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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.