Natural Resources Conservation at University of Idaho

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

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and approximately 10,791 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 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.

U of I Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

U of I Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at U of I

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

U of I Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

The conservation program at U of I awarded 34 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. U of I does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from U of I, 82% 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 Idaho with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Natural Resource Management

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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	520	$60,470
Conservation Scientists	290	$66,510
Foresters	270	$57,180

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.