Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 163 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UW - Madison.

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 - Madison Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Conservation (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation
• Doctorate Degree in Conservation

UW - Madison Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Madison 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 - Madison 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 Value Natural Resources Conservation Basic Certificate Schools	11
	50

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UW - Madison. This makes it the #11 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UW - Madison Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Madison is $27,422. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 163 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW - Madison. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	137
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UW - Madison Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

The conservation program at UW - Madison awarded 57 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UW - Madison, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	38
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Forestry
• Wildlife Management

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	860	$61,030
Conservation Scientists	670	$65,610
Foresters	460	$55,810
Environmental Science Professors	120	$73,220
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	60	$88,360

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.