Natural Resources Conservation at Mount Holyoke College

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at Mount Holyoke College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,040 students attend the school each year. Of the 628 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College in 2021, 17 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.

Mt. Holyoke Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Mt. Holyoke Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Mt. Holyoke 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 Mt. Holyoke 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
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	224
	228
	235
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	291

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Mt. Holyoke Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mt. Holyoke is $25,318. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Mt. Holyoke

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

Mt. Holyoke Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from Mt. Holyoke. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Mt. Holyoke 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 Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mt. Holyoke 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 MA, the home state for Mount Holyoke College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Conservation Scientists	400	$72,200
Environmental Science Professors	380	$89,000
Foresters	100	$76,810

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.