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Natural Resources & Conservation at Roanoke College

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Natural Resources & Conservation at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College stacks up to those at other schools.

Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and approximately 1,920 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from Roanoke.

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.

Roanoke Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Roanoke Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

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

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 Roanoke 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 72
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 108
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 165
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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 250
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 267
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 288
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 358

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Roanoke

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

Roanoke Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from Roanoke. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

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About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Roanoke 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Roanoke College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 17

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 VA, the home state for Roanoke College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 18,080 $56,710
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Firefighters 10,160 $51,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,150 $85,550
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,000 $94,120

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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