Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 8,302.

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 - Stevens Point Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

UW - Stevens Point Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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Conservation Student Demographics at UW - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 conservation majors earned their master's degree from UW - Stevens Point. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UW - Stevens Point, 92% were white. This is above average 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 - Stevens Point with a master's in conservation.

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

Related Majors

• Fisheries Sciences
• Wildlife Management
• Natural Resource Management
• Forestry

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 - Stevens Point.

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 self under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.