Natural Resources Conservation at Hood College

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Hood is located in Frederick, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,042.

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.

Hood Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Hood Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Hood 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 Hood

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

Hood Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Hood since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Hood 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 Hood College with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

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 Hood College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	2

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 MD, the home state for Hood College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,560	$77,300
Conservation Scientists	340	$79,070
Environmental Science Professors	170	$79,550
Foresters	50	$64,370

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
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