Natural Resources Conservation at Ferrum College

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what Ferrum College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ferrum College is located in Ferrum, Virginia and has a total student population of 972. Of the 163 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ferrum College in 2021, 14 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.

Ferrum College Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Ferrum College Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 Ferrum 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	12
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	21
	67
	74
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	145
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	200
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	291
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	352

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Ferrum College Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ferrum College is $34,667. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at Ferrum College

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

Ferrum College Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ferrum College. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Ferrum College since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferrum 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 Ferrum 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 MarmadukePercy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.