Natural Resources Conservation at University of Hawaii at Hilo

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

UH Hilo is located in Hilo, Hawaii and approximately 3,165 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

UH Hilo Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

UH Hilo Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at UH Hilo

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

UH Hilo Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 17 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Hilo, about 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UH Hilo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Hilo.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	650	$69,780
Conservation Scientists	190	$68,360

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 Vreed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.