Natural Resources Conservation at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and approximately 19,764 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.

UNC Greensboro Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UNC Greensboro Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UNC Greensboro 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 UNC Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UNC Greensboro since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UNC Greensboro are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 North Carolina at Greensboro with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Greensboro Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UNC Greensboro, 80% 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 North Carolina at Greensboro with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	11

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 Greensboro.

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
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