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Natural Resources Conservation is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at The University of West Florida. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in conservation, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UWF was ranked #177 on College Factual's Best Schools for conservation list. It is also ranked #5 in Florida.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UWF paid an average of $641 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $212 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $3,735 | $16,004 |
Fees | $2,041 | $2,654 |
Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,268 | $11,268 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,300 | $2,300 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UWF in Conservation walked away with an average of $20,250 in student debt. That is 12% lower than the national average of $23,094.
conservation who receive their bachelor’s degree from UWF make an average of $35,060 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $30,240.
Online degrees for the UWF conservation bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UWF Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in conservation in 2019-2020, 47.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 59.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.5% of the conservation bachelor’s degrees at UWF in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 25%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 24 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Environmental Science | 34 |
*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.