Natural Resources Conservation at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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 Louisiana at Lafayette stacks up to those at other schools.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450.

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.

UL Lafayette Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UL Lafayette 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UL Lafayette since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

UL Lafayette Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UL Lafayette, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	16
Natural Resources Conservation & Research, Other	3

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	960	$68,570
Conservation Scientists	630	$61,430
Foresters	100	$69,890

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.