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Natural Resources & Conservation at Vassar College

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Natural Resources & Conservation at Vassar College

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

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 2,435. Of the 682 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in 2021, 20 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.

Vassar Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Vassar Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The natural resources and conservation major at Vassar 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 109
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Schools 162
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools 252

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources & Conservation from Vassar in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation at Vassar are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Vassar College with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Vassar 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

If you plan to be a natural resources and conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vassar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation 20

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 NY, the home state for Vassar College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 53,560 $74,860
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Police and Detective Supervisors 12,650 $115,940
Firefighters 11,880 $73,710
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers 7,860 $27,630

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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