Natural Resources Conservation at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

UW Seattle Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from UW Seattle. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UW Seattle, 88% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Conservation Scientists	920	$65,120
Foresters	510	$69,720
Environmental Science Professors	230	$93,820
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$109,820

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.