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Natural Resources Conservation at College of the Holy Cross

Natural Resources Conservation at College of the Holy Cross

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what College of the Holy Cross has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,970.

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.

Holy Cross Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Holy Cross Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Holy Cross since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Holy Cross. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 12

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 College of the Holy Cross.

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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