Natural Resources Conservation at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 135 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UNC Chapel Hill compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at UNC Chapel Hill 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	39

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #83 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $29,460. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from UNC Chapel Hill. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	99
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNC Chapel Hill Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

The conservation program at UNC Chapel Hill awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 64% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Conservation Scientists	390	$61,780
Foresters	370	$63,610
Environmental Science Professors	140	$69,130
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	90	$64,120

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.