Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 5,855. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UW - River Falls.

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 - River Falls Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UW - River Falls Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how UW - River Falls 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 - River Falls 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
	154
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	156

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UW - River Falls Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - River Falls is $30,141. 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 - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from UW - River Falls in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UW - River Falls 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 - River Falls with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - River Falls 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 - River Falls.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.