Natural Resources Conservation at University of Georgia

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 Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year.

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.

UGA Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Conservation (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

UGA Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UGA, 74% 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 Georgia with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	15

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Foresters	340	$54,590
Conservation Scientists	250	$69,390
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	120	$88,570

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.