Natural Resources Conservation at Western Kentucky University

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

WKU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

17% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 45% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at Western Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	1

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,200	$51,740
Conservation Scientists	140	$67,440
Foresters	130	$47,680

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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