Natural Resources Conservation at Emory and Henry College

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

Emory & Henry College is located in Emory, Virginia and approximately 1,230 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Emory & Henry College.

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.

Emory & Henry College Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Emory & Henry College Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Emory & Henry College 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 Emory & Henry College 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	107
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	135
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	425

Conservation Student Demographics at Emory & Henry College

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

Emory & Henry College Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from Emory & Henry College in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Emory & Henry College since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Emory & Henry College 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 Emory and Henry College with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Emory & Henry College 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 VA, the home state for Emory and Henry College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Conservation Scientists	600	$75,370
Foresters	280	$59,940

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 Jediah999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.