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Natural Resources Conservation at University of Kentucky

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Natural Resources Conservation at University of Kentucky

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at University of Kentucky. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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.

UK Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UK Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UK 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.

Earnings of UK Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $27,800. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

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Conservation Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 33 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UK, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UK also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,200 $51,740
Conservation Scientists 140 $67,440
Foresters 130 $47,680

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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