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Natural Resources & Conservation at Bowdoin College

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Natural Resources & Conservation at Bowdoin College

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

Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and has a total student population of 1,777. Of the 619 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College in 2021, 19 of them were natural resources and 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.

Bowdoin Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Bowdoin Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks natural resources and conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Bowdoin performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The natural resources and conservation major at Bowdoin 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 102
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 155
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 265
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 330

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Bowdoin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at Bowdoin College.

Bowdoin Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of natural resources and conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation at Bowdoin are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources and conservation concentations are available at Bowdoin College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bowdoin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 19

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 Bowdoin College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 2,150 $49,840
Firefighters 2,010 $36,750
Managers 1,380 $96,570
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers 500 $23,460
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 440 $67,390

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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