Natural Resources Conservation at University of Missouri - Columbia

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what University of Missouri - Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 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.

Mizzou Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mizzou offers distance education options for conservation at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Mizzou Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 12 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mizzou, about 58% were men and 42% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Mizzou 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 Mizzou, 100% 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 Missouri - Columbia with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	810	$53,820
Conservation Scientists	560	$57,580
Foresters	170	$50,180
Environmental Science Professors	70	$91,520
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	50	$76,630

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.