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Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Santa Barbara

Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Santa Barbara

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if University of California - Santa Barbara is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179.

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.

UCSB Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UCSB Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UCSB 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 37
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 83
White 157
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 47

UCSB Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

67% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UCSB, 68% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 54
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Barbara. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 377
Environmental Science 93

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 - Santa Barbara.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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