Natural Resources Conservation at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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

The Colleges is located in Geneva, New York and approximately 1,833 students attend the school each year. Of the 638 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 2021, 33 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.

The Colleges Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

The Colleges Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at The Colleges 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 The Colleges 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	34
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	45

Conservation Student Demographics at The Colleges

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

The Colleges Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from The Colleges. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at The Colleges 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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The Colleges 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 NY, the home state for Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Environmental Science Professors	820	$90,160
Foresters	250	$65,620
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	160	$81,450

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 Aoliveira414 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.