Natural Resources & Conservation at The University of West Florida

If you are interested in studying natural resources and conservation, you may want to check out the program at The University of West Florida. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in natural resources and conservation.

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.

UWF Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

UWF Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in natural resources and conservation from UWF. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in natural resources and conservation each year. UWF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a natural resources and conservation master's degree from UWF, 82% 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	11

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Firefighters	22,690	$53,340
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	7,640	$26,690
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,840	$87,850

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.