Natural Resources Conservation at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. In 2021, 5 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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.

UGA Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Conservation (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

UGA Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UGA 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 UGA 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 Value Natural Resources Conservation Basic Certificate Schools	9
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools	11

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UGA. This makes it the #64 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

The conservation program at UGA awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UGA, 92% 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 Georgia with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA 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
• Wildlife Management
• Forestry

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Foresters	340	$54,590
Conservation Scientists	250	$69,390
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	120	$88,570

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.