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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UCR.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Conservation

UCR Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UCR 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	124
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	138
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	196

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UCR. This makes it the #138 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UCR Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $33,304. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

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, 49% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% 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	14
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCR Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 4 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCR, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UCR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 1 students 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 - 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.