Natural Resources Conservation at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW Tacoma Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UW Tacoma Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UW Tacoma 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UW Tacoma are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Washington - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	20
Environmental Studies	11

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 Washington - Tacoma Campus.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.