Natural Resources Conservation at University of Denver

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 32 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from DU.

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.

DU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at DU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, DU does offer online courses in conservation for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

DU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how DU performed in these rankings.

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 DU 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
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Online Natural Resources Conservation Schools	25

Conservation Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from DU in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at DU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 CO, the home state for University of Denver.

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
• Image Credit: By CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.