Natural Resources Conservation at West Virginia University

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from WVU.

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.

WVU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

WVU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how WVU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at WVU 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
	46
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	575

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in conservation from WVU. This makes it the #95 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from WVU in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from WVU, 78% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WVU also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• Forestry
• Wildlife Management

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	560	$56,380
Conservation Scientists	180	$50,210
Environmental Science Professors	110	$79,080
Foresters	100	$57,640

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.