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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 377 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UCSB.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Conservation

UCSB Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	28
	98

In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UCSB. This makes it the #5 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UCSB Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $33,029. This is 5% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 377 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from UCSB. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	165
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

UCSB Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 90 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from UCSB in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	61
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 3 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 - 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.