Natural Resources & Conservation at Northwest Indian College

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

Northwest Indian College is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 555 students attend the school each year. Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Indian College in 2021, 15 of them were natural resources and 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.

Northwest Indian College Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest Indian College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Northwest Indian College offers distance education options for natural resources and conservation at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Northwest Indian College Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks natural resources and conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Northwest Indian College performed in these rankings.

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 natural resources and conservation major at Northwest Indian 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Online Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	16
Most Popular Online Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	16
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	319
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	392

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Northwest Indian College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at Northwest Indian College.

Northwest Indian College Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from Northwest Indian College. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 77% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwest Indian College with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Northwest Indian College also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources and conservation concentations are available at Northwest Indian College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwest Indian College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	15

Related Majors

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and 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 WA, the home state for Northwest Indian College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	9,670	$77,670
Firefighters	7,750	$73,850
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,590	$106,600

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.