Natural Resources Conservation at University of Virginia - Main Campus

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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 Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at University of Virginia 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Virginia since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at University of Virginia 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

University of Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

74% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at University of Virginia - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Virginia - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	106
Environmental Studies	35

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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Conservation Scientists	600	$75,370
Foresters	280	$59,940

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
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