Natural Resources Conservation at University of Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,130. Of the 567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Puget Sound in 2021, 11 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

Puget Sound Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Puget Sound Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound 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
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	190
	243
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	274
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	342

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Puget Sound Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Puget Sound is $24,013. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Puget Sound 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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Conservation Scientists	920	$65,120
Foresters	510	$69,720
Environmental Science Professors	230	$93,820
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$109,820

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.