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Natural Resources Conservation at Oberlin College

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Natural Resources Conservation at Oberlin College

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and approximately 2,658 students attend the school each year. Of the 771 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in 2021, 26 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.

Oberlin Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Oberlin Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Oberlin 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 74
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools 193
262
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 266
272

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Oberlin Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oberlin is $21,275. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

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Conservation Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from Oberlin. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Oberlin are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Oberlin College with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Oberlin also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,000 $74,750
Conservation Scientists 740 $55,550
Foresters 200 $61,990
Environmental Science Professors 120 $102,570

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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