Natural Resources Conservation at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and has a total student population of 3,165. In 2021, 14 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Hilo.

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.

UH Hilo Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UH Hilo Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how UH Hilo 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 UH Hilo 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 Master’s Degree Schools	110
Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	116
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UH Hilo. This makes it the #44 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UH Hilo Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Hilo is $24,810. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Hilo, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Hawaii at Hilo with a bachelor'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	8

UH Hilo Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UH Hilo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UH Hilo also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student 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 HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	650	$69,780
Conservation Scientists	190	$68,360

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 Vreed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.