Natural Resources Conservation at Sierra Nevada College

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

SNC is located in Incline Village, Nevada and has a total student population of 617. In 2021, 5 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from SNC.

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.

SNC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

SNC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 SNC 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	132
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	165
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	491
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	576

Conservation Student Demographics at SNC

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

SNC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from SNC. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at SNC since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at SNC 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 Sierra Nevada College with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

SNC 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 NV, the home state for Sierra Nevada College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	580	$63,920
Conservation Scientists	210	$61,670
Environmental Science Professors	70	$84,810
Foresters	30	$64,160

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 Sierra Nevada College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.