Natural Resources Conservation at University of Houston

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 stacks up to those at other schools.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.

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 Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UH Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how UH 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 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
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	191

Earnings of UH Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $42,517. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 35% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH 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.

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.