Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Wyoming

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying natural resources & conservation, you may want to check out the program at University of Wyoming. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

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 Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

UW Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at UW 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at UW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at University of Wyoming.

UW Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical natural resources & conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	96
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UW Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

69% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of natural resources & conservation master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a natural resources & conservation master's degree from UW, 88% 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 Wyoming with a master's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wyoming. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	67
Natural Resource Management	14

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,130	$55,050
Managers	770	$100,310
Forest and Conservation Technicians	650	$36,430
Firefighters	540	$43,810
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	470	$68,940

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
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