The main focus area for this major is Natural Resources/Conservation, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Natural Resources Conservation is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in conservation, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 UAF was ranked #80 on College Factual's Best Schools for conservation list. It is also ranked #1 in Alaska.
Here are some of the other rankings for UAF.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UAF paid an average of $824 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $258 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 | $7,301 | $23,319 |
Fees | $1,868 | $2,519 |
Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,540 | $10,540 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,650 | $2,650 |
Learn more about UAF tuition and fees.
UAF does not offer an online option for its conservation bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UAF Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in conservation in 2019-2020, 54.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 59.0%.
Around 36.4% of conservation bachelor’s degree recipients at UAF in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to natural resources conservation.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fisheries Sciences | 1 |
Wildlife Management | 23 |
*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.