Natural Resources & Conservation at Salish Kootenai College

If you are interested in studying natural resources and conservation, you may want to check out the program at Salish Kootenai College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SKC is located in Pablo, Montana and approximately 716 students attend the school each year. Of the 52 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salish Kootenai College in 2021, 5 of them were natural resources and 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.

SKC Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

SKC Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks natural resources and conservation programs across the country. The following shows how SKC 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 natural resources and conservation major at SKC 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 Associate Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	65
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Associate Degree Schools	93
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	496
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	532

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at SKC

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

SKC Natural Resources & Conservation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of natural resources and conservation associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

SKC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in natural resources and conservation graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salish Kootenai College with a associate's in natural resources and conservation.

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

SKC Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 natural resources and conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from SKC. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical natural resources and conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at SKC since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation at SKC are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salish Kootenai College with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

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

SKC 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

Natural Resources & Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salish Kootenai College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forestry	5
Wildlife Management	5

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 MT, the home state for Salish Kootenai College.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Forest and Conservation Technicians	2,140	$37,100
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,630	$56,230
Managers	1,100	$76,990
Firefighters	760	$49,230
Conservation Scientists	570	$64,480

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.