Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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.

U of U Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

U of U Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at U of U 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at U of U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at University of Utah.

U of U Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical natural resources & conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at U of U are white. This is below 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 Utah with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources & conservation concentations are available at University of Utah. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Utah. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	98

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4,490	$53,890
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	2,290	$21,500
Firefighters	2,000	$37,960
Forest and Conservation Technicians	1,350	$33,750

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.