Natural Resources Conservation at Saint Mary’s College of California

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

SMC is located in Moraga, California and approximately 3,439 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from SMC.

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.

SMC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

SMC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at SMC 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	352
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359

Conservation Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Saint Mary’s College of California.

SMC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from SMC in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Saint Mary's College of California with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMC 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 CA, the home state for Saint Mary's College of California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
Environmental Science Professors	520	$135,840
Foresters	430	$80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	110	$133,470

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 Smcj0001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.