Natural Resources Conservation at University of Nevada - Reno

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UNR.

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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UNR. This makes it the #126 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNR Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $32,714. This is 4% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The conservation program at UNR awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UNR since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 64% 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 11% 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	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNR Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 5 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNR, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UNR, 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Wildlife Management

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
• Image Credit: By delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.