Natural Resources Conservation at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

University of Arizona Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation
• Doctorate Degree in Conservation

University of Arizona Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a master’s in conservation from University of Arizona in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. University of Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from University of Arizona, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 21% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,420	$72,150
Conservation Scientists	270	$71,190

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.