Natural Resources Conservation at University of North Dakota

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

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and approximately 13,615 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from UND.

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.

UND Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UND Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UND 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 UND 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	78

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in conservation from UND. This is the #171 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UND

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

UND Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from UND. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UND since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UND 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 Dakota with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UND Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from UND.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Dakota with a master's in conservation.

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

UND also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student 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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	300	$72,860
Conservation Scientists	240	$64,900
Foresters	40	$55,760

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 MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.