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

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 Conservation

Western New Mexico University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Western New Mexico University since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 74% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Environmental Studies	2

Related Majors

• 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 NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Conservation Scientists	220	$68,710
Foresters	90	$52,740

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.