Natural Resources Conservation at New England 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 New England College stacks up to those at other schools.

NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and approximately 4,483 students attend the school each year. Of the 327 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New England College in 2021, 8 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.

NEC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

NEC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at NEC 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 NEC 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	359
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	409
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	448
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	485

Conservation Student Demographics at NEC

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

NEC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from NEC. About 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at NEC since its program graduates 35% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at NEC 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 New England College with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NEC 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 NH, the home state for New England College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	360	$75,520
Environmental Science Professors	180	$85,380
Foresters	110	$64,920
Conservation Scientists	60	$72,160

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 WikiReminder77 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.