Natural Resources Conservation at Amherst College
Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year.
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.
Amherst Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
Amherst Natural Resources Conservation Rankings
Conservation Student Demographics at Amherst
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Amherst College.
Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation
If you plan to be a 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 Amherst College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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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 MA, the home state for Amherst College.
| Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists | 1,950 | $82,580 |
| Conservation Scientists | 400 | $72,200 |
| Environmental Science Professors | 380 | $89,000 |
| Foresters | 100 | $76,810 |
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 Daderot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.