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Natural Resources Conservation at Boston College

Natural Resources Conservation at Boston College

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

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 students attend the school each year.

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.

Boston College Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Boston College Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Boston College 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Boston College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston 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 6
White 26
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 26
Environmental Science 13

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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,950 $82,580
Conservation Scientists 400 $72,200
Environmental Science Professors 380 $89,000
Foresters 100 $76,810

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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