Natural Resources Conservation at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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 The University of Texas at San Antonio stacks up to those at other schools.

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 34,742 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.

UTSA Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UTSA Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at UTSA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

UTSA Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

54% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in conservation each year. UTSA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at San Antonio with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
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 The University of Texas at San Antonio. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	6

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Environmental Science Professors	280	$88,330
Foresters	180	$64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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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