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Natural Resources Conservation at Western Carolina University

Natural Resources Conservation at Western Carolina 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 Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 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.

WCU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

WCU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at WCU 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 WCU

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

WCU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at WCU 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 Western Carolina University 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 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science 20

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,790 $64,850
Conservation Scientists 390 $61,780
Foresters 370 $63,610
Environmental Science Professors 140 $69,130
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 90 $64,120

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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