Natural Resources Conservation at Castleton University

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Castleton University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a total student population of 2,211. Of the 397 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Castleton University in 2021, 10 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.

Castleton Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Castleton Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Castleton 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 Castleton 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	139
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359

Conservation Student Demographics at Castleton

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

Castleton Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Castleton 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 Castleton University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 VT, the home state for Castleton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	380	$66,440
Conservation Scientists	90	$55,150
Foresters	80	$65,170

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jared C. Benedict under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.