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Natural Resources & Conservation at Occidental College

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Natural Resources & Conservation at Occidental College

If you are interested in studying natural resources and conservation, you may want to check out the program at Occidental College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 1,839 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from Oxy.

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.

Oxy Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Oxy Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks natural resources and conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Oxy 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 Oxy 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 26
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 50
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 50
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 58
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 213
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 232
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 247

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Oxy

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

Oxy Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of natural resources and conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Occidental College with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Oxy 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

If you plan to be a natural resources and conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Occidental College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 32

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 CA, the home state for Occidental College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 72,680 $101,380
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Firefighters 32,910 $81,580
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers 15,390 $34,430
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890

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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