Natural Resources Conservation at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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 Virginia - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 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.

University of Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 42 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Virginia, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	28
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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Conservation Scientists	600	$75,370
Foresters	280	$59,940

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.