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Natural Resources & Conservation at Hampshire College

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Natural Resources & Conservation at Hampshire College

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

Hampshire is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 522. Of the 226 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College in 2021, 8 of them were natural resources and 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.

Hampshire Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Hampshire Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the natural resources and conservation progam at Hampshire 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 natural resources and conservation major at Hampshire 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 Schools 118
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 563

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Hampshire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at Hampshire College.

Hampshire Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of natural resources and conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Hampshire since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources and 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 Hampshire College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 8

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 MA, the home state for Hampshire College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,830 $69,870
Firefighters 11,640 $60,080
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Police and Detective Supervisors 4,670 $100,620
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers 3,710 $27,940

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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