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Natural Resources & Conservation at University of California - San Diego

If you plan to study natural resources and conservation, take a look at what University of California - San Diego has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students received a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

UCSD Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the natural resources and conservation progam at UCSD 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 UCSD 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 88
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 577

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from UCSD. About 37% were men and 63% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 22
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources and 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 - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 83

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 - San Diego.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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