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Natural Resources Conservation at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Natural Resources Conservation at University of Missouri - Kansas City

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if University of Missouri - Kansas City is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMKC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UMKC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UMKC 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 UMKC

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

UMKC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UMKC since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UMKC 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 Missouri - Kansas City 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 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Missouri - Kansas City. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science 18

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 810 $53,820
Conservation Scientists 560 $57,580
Foresters 170 $50,180
Environmental Science Professors 70 $91,520
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 50 $76,630

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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