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Natural Resources Conservation at Bates College

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Bates College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and has a total student population of 1,876. Of the 564 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bates College in 2021, 26 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

Bates Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Bates Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Bates compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Bates is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Natural Resources Conservation. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 45
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools 55
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 196
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools 201
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools 214
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Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 268
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools 280

Earnings of Bates Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bates is $22,883. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Conservation Student Demographics at Bates

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Bates College.

Bates Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from Bates. About 35% were men and 65% were women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Bates are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bates College with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Bates also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 440 $67,390
Foresters 110 $52,850
Conservation Scientists 90 $61,970
Environmental Science Professors 50 $66,830

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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