Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and approximately 15,314 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UW Oshkosh.

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 Oshkosh Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UW Oshkosh Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UW Oshkosh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at UW Oshkosh 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
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	291
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	435

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UW Oshkosh Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Oshkosh is $26,775. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UW Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from UW Oshkosh. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Oshkosh since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UW Oshkosh 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 - Oshkosh with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW Oshkosh 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.

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 Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.