by our College Data Analytics TeamNatural Resources Conservation is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at Allegheny College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in conservation, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Allegheny was ranked #125 on College Factual's Best Schools for conservation list. It is also ranked #7 in Pennsylvania.
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Part-time undergraduates at Allegheny paid an average of $2,103 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $50,480 | $50,480 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,080 | $13,080 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Conservation students who received their bachelor’s degree at Allegheny took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 17% higher than the national average of $23,094.
conservation who receive their bachelor’s degree from Allegheny make an average of $26,353 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $30,240.
Allegheny does not offer an online option for its conservation bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Allegheny Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.6% of the conservation students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 59.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in conservation at Allegheny in 2019-2020, 12.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 47 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 19 |
| Environmental Science | 38 |
*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.
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