Natural Resources Conservation at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 24,723 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

CU Anschutz Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

CU Anschutz Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from CU Anschutz. About 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. CU Anschutz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from CU Anschutz, 83% 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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,930	$93,010
Conservation Scientists	1,320	$71,170
Foresters	220	$61,890
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	130	$91,260
Environmental Science Professors	130	$69,650

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.