Natural Resources & Conservation at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896.

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.

Western New Mexico University Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Western New Mexico University Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at Western New Mexico University 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 Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% 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 Western New Mexico University since its program graduates 35% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources & conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildlife Management	6
Natural Resources Conservation	2

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4,310	$51,250
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Firefighters	2,400	$36,590
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Forest and Conservation Technicians	1,050	$37,480

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.