Natural Resources Conservation at West Virginia University

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

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.

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

20% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 42% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

WVU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 62% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a 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 West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	23
Environmental Studies	9

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
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