Natural Resources Conservation at The University of West Florida

If you are interested in studying natural resources 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 approximately 13,061 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in 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 Conservation

UWF Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in conservation from UWF in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UWF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a 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 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

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Conservation Scientists	1,020	$40,620
Foresters	110	$64,190
Environmental Science Professors	110	$87,020

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.