Natural Resources Conservation at Fort Lewis College
If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what Fort Lewis College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.FLC is located in Durango, Colorado and approximately 3,469 students attend the school each year.
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.
FLC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
FLC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings
The conservation major at FLC 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.
Conservation Student Demographics at FLC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Fort Lewis College.
FLC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program
About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at FLC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fort Lewis College with a bachelor's in conservation.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 24 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation
If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fort Lewis College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Environmental Studies | 30 |
Environmental Science | 3 |
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 CO, the home state for Fort Lewis College.
Occupation | Jobs in CO | Average Salary in CO |
---|---|---|
Environmental Scientists and Specialists | 2,930 | $93,010 |
Conservation Scientists | 1,320 | $71,170 |
Foresters | 220 | $61,890 |
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors | 130 | $91,260 |
Environmental Science Professors | 130 | $69,650 |
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.