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Natural Resources Conservation at Eckerd College

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Natural Resources Conservation at Eckerd College

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Eckerd College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and approximately 1,822 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Eckerd.

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.

Eckerd Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Eckerd Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Eckerd compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Eckerd 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 9
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools 86
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools 257
263
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 270
273
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools 282

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Eckerd Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eckerd is $21,172. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

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Conservation Student Demographics at Eckerd

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

Eckerd Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The conservation program at Eckerd awarded 59 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Eckerd 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 Eckerd College with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 51
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Eckerd also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 FL, the home state for Eckerd College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,920 $58,790
Conservation Scientists 1,020 $40,620
Foresters 110 $64,190
Environmental Science Professors 110 $87,020

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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