Natural Resources Conservation at Roanoke College

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the 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. Of the 458 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Roanoke College in 2021, 17 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.

Roanoke Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Roanoke Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Roanoke 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 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	61
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	76
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	169
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Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	291

Earnings of Roanoke Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Roanoke is $26,241. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Roanoke

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

Roanoke Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from Roanoke in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in 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 conservation.

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 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 VA, the home state for Roanoke College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Conservation Scientists	600	$75,370
Foresters	280	$59,940

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 roanokecollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.