Natural Resources Conservation at Saint Michael’s College

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

Saint Michael's is located in Colchester, Vermont and has a total student population of 1,724. Of the 394 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Michael's College in 2021, 30 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.

Saint Michael’s Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Saint Michael’s Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 Saint Michael's 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 Schools	37
	101
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	261

Earnings of Saint Michael's Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Saint Michael's is $32,958. This is 4% higher than $31,602, which is the national average for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at Saint Michael's

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

Saint Michael’s Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from Saint Michael's. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Saint Michael's 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 Saint Michael's College with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Saint Michael's 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 VT, the home state for Saint Michael's College.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	380	$66,440
Conservation Scientists	90	$55,150
Foresters	80	$65,170

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 JonStromerGalley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.