Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Natural Resources Conservation at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Find Schools Near

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UMKC.

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.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UMKC Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMKC is $41,826. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 32% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

undefined

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

61% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The conservation program at UMKC awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.

undefined

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UMKC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in conservation.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UMKC 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 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.