Natural Resources Conservation at Columbia 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 conservation program at Columbia College stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 8,347. Of the 1,840 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College in 2021, 4 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.

Columbia College Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Conservation
• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia College Missouri

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Columbia College Missouri offers distance education options for conservation at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Columbia College Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia College Missouri 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 Columbia College Missouri 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 Associate Degree Schools	62
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	485

Conservation Student Demographics at Columbia College Missouri

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

Columbia College Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in conservation only graduates about 40% men each year. The program at Columbia College Missouri may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 60% more women than average.

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

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

Columbia College Missouri Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia College Missouri, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Columbia College Missouri 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 Columbia College with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

Columbia College Missouri 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 MO, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	810	$53,820
Conservation Scientists	560	$57,580
Foresters	170	$50,180
Environmental Science Professors	70	$91,520
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	50	$76,630

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.