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Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Santa Cruz

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161.

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.

UC Santa Cruz Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UC Santa Cruz 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UC Santa Cruz are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Cruz with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	86
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UC Santa Cruz Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

100% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 67% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Cruz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	192
Environmental Science	28

Natural Resource Management

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 Cruz.

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
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