Natural Resources Conservation at Davidson 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 Davidson College stacks up to those at other schools.

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,983. In 2021, 20 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Davidson.

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.

Davidson Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Davidson Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Davidson performed in these rankings.

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 Davidson 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	73
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	94
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	256

Conservation Student Demographics at Davidson

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

Davidson Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at Davidson awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Davidson 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 Davidson College with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Davidson 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 NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850
Conservation Scientists	390	$61,780
Foresters	370	$63,610
Environmental Science Professors	140	$69,130
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	90	$64,120

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 Dacoslett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.