Natural Resources Conservation at Western Washington University

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what Western Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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.

WWU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

WWU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at WWU 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 WWU

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

WWU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	163
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

WWU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from WWU, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Washington University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	134
Environmental Studies	120

Related Majors

• Natural Resource 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Conservation Scientists	920	$65,120
Foresters	510	$69,720
Environmental Science Professors	230	$93,820
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$109,820

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.