Natural Resources & Conservation at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

UC Berkeley Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

There were 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources & conservation, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of natural resources & conservation master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Of the students who received a natural resources & conservation master's degree from UC Berkeley, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

Natural Resources & Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	122
Forestry	6

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Architecture & Related Services
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	15,390	$34,430
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.