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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UW Tacoma.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how UW Tacoma performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
	150
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	178
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	262

Earnings of UW Tacoma Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Tacoma is $30,403. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from UW Tacoma. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UW Tacoma 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 Washington - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Tacoma 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 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.