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Natural Resources Conservation at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Natural Resources Conservation at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 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.

UNCW Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UNCW Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UNCW 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 UNCW

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

UNCW Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UNCW 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 Wilmington with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 79
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UNCW Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

75% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UNCW, 75% 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 Wilmington with a master's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Wilmington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science 99
Environmental Studies 12

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 Wilmington.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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