Natural Resources Conservation at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 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.

UC Berkeley Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Conservation Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 conservation majors earned their master's degree from UC Berkeley. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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 California - Berkeley with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Forestry

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
Environmental Science Professors	520	$135,840
Foresters	430	$80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	110	$133,470

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.