Natural Resources Conservation at Franklin and Marshall College

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

Franklin and Marshall is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,254 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Franklin and Marshall.

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.

Franklin and Marshall Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Franklin and Marshall Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 Franklin and Marshall 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	157
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	198
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	291
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	352

Conservation Student Demographics at Franklin and Marshall

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

Franklin and Marshall Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Franklin and Marshall 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 PA, the home state for Franklin and Marshall College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Conservation Scientists	770	$55,200
Foresters	310	$66,170
Environmental Science Professors	250	$93,850

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.