Natural Resources Conservation at University of Colorado Boulder

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year.

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.

CU - Boulder Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at CU - Boulder 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at CU - Boulder since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	172
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

CU - Boulder Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

72% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from CU - Boulder, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	82
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at University of Colorado Boulder. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado Boulder. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	268

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,930	$93,010
Conservation Scientists	1,320	$71,170
Foresters	220	$61,890
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	130	$91,260
Environmental Science Professors	130	$69,650

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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