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. In 2021, 12 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Holy Cross.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Holy Cross 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321

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

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Holy Cross in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 92% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Holy Cross 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.