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Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and approximately 11,989 students attend the school each year.

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 - Whitewater Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UW - Whitewater Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UW - Whitewater 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science 27

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 - Whitewater.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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