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Natural Resources Conservation at Western Washington University

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Natural Resources Conservation at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

WWU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Conservation

WWU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

70% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The conservation program at WWU awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

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Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from WWU, 70% 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 Washington University with a master's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 14
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Western Washington University.

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

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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