Natural Resources Conservation at University of Portland

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if University of Portland is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,999 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Portland.

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.

University of Portland Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

University of Portland Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at University of Portland 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 University of Portland 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	150

Conservation Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of Portland. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at University of Portland are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Portland with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

University of Portland 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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	950	$77,980
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Foresters	580	$70,660
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530
Environmental Science Professors	80	$89,180

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.