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Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Kansas

Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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.

KU Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

KU Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at KU 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at KU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at University of Kansas.

KU Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 40
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

Natural Resources & Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 59

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 5,920 $48,350
Firefighters 3,790 $37,930
Managers 2,420 $102,560
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers 2,030 $19,560
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,890 $71,070

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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