Natural Resources Conservation at Northern New Mexico College

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what Northern New Mexico College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northern New Mexico College is located in Espanola, New Mexico and has a total student population of 1,234. Of the 73 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern New Mexico College in 2021, 2 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.

Northern New Mexico College Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Conservation
• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Northern New Mexico College Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Northern New Mexico College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Northern New Mexico College 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 Associate Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Associate Degree Schools	116
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	676

Conservation Student Demographics at Northern New Mexico College

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

Northern New Mexico College Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern New Mexico College with a associate's in conservation.

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

Northern New Mexico College Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Northern New Mexico College in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 75% more racial-ethnic minorities in its conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Northern New Mexico College 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 NM, the home state for Northern New Mexico College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Conservation Scientists	220	$68,710
Foresters	90	$52,740

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 JerryFriedman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.