Natural Resources Conservation at University of Houston - Clear Lake

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if University of Houston - Clear Lake is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 9,053. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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 Clear Lake Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

UH Clear Lake Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in conservation from UH Clear Lake. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UH Clear Lake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UH Clear Lake, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston - Clear Lake with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Conservation Scientists	2,010	$57,990
Environmental Science Professors	280	$88,330
Foresters	180	$64,740
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	100	$87,130

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 WhisperToMe under License

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