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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UNCW.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how UNCW performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
	233

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UNCW. This makes it the #95 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UNCW Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNCW is $26,261. 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 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from UNCW. About 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UNCW since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 76% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	78
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNCW Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in conservation from UNCW in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UNCW, 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Natural Resource 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.