Natural Resources Conservation at University of Nevada - Reno

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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.

UNR Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UNR Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UNR 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 UNR

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

UNR Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UNR are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNR Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

50% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UNR, 70% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Reno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	33
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	5

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	580	$63,920
Conservation Scientists	210	$61,670
Environmental Science Professors	70	$84,810
Foresters	30	$64,160

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
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