Natural Resources Conservation at Reed College

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

Reed is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 1,385 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Reed.

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.

Reed Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Reed Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Reed performed in these rankings.

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 Reed 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	31
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	42
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	281

Conservation Student Demographics at Reed

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

Reed Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at Reed awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Reed 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 Reed College with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Reed 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 OR, the home state for Reed College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	950	$77,980
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Foresters	580	$70,660
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530
Environmental Science Professors	80	$89,180

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.