Natural Resources Conservation at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 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.

Western Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

Western Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 29 conservation students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Western, about 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Western does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Western, 83% 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 Western Colorado University with a master's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,930	$93,010
Conservation Scientists	1,320	$71,170
Foresters	220	$61,890
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	130	$91,260
Environmental Science Professors	130	$69,650

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.