Natural Resources Conservation at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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 Houston - Clear Lake stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 9,053 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UH Clear Lake.

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 Clear Lake Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UH Clear Lake Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UH Clear Lake 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 UH Clear Lake 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
	2
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	18
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	308
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UH Clear Lake. This makes it the #86 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UH Clear Lake Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Clear Lake is $58,690. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 86% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at UH Clear Lake awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UH Clear Lake are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Houston - Clear Lake with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH Clear Lake Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in conservation from UH Clear Lake in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UH Clear Lake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UH Clear Lake, 70% 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 30% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Clear Lake 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Environmental Science Professors	280	$88,330
Foresters	180	$64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.