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Natural Resources & Conservation at Colby College

Natural Resources & Conservation at Colby College

Every natural resources & conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the natural resources & conservation program at Colby College stacks up to those at other schools.

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and approximately 2,155 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.

Colby Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Colby Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at Colby 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at Colby 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 34
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colby College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 46

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 Colby 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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