Natural Resources Conservation at University of Oregon

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 Oregon stacks up to those at other schools.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

UO Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UO Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in conservation from UO in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UO, 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 Oregon with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	950	$77,980
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Foresters	580	$70,660
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530
Environmental Science Professors	80	$89,180

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.