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Overview for Conservation Biology

A program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences to the specific problems of biodiversity, species preservation, ecological sustainability, and habitat fragmentation in the face of advancing human social, economic, and industrial pressures. Includes instruction in ecology, environmental science, biological systems, extinction theory, human-animal and human-plant interaction, ecosystem science and management, wetland conservation, field biology, forest and wildlife biology, and natural history.

Careers for Conservation Biology Majors

A major in Conservation Biology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Conservation Biology

Top 14 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Conservation Biology among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
 Sterling College
Craftsbury Common, VT
 3
(18.8%)
 $19,375 
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY
 17
(6.1%)
Moderately Selective$11,935 
Prescott College
Prescott, AZ
 5
(2.4%)
 $21,130 
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Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
Paul Smiths, NY
 1
(1.2%)
Less Selective$20,380 
Thiel College
Greenville, PA
 2
(1.1%)
Less Selective$20,024 
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
 9
(1.1%)
Less Selective$7,826 
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
 42
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$21,435 
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College of Mount St. Joseph
Cincinnati, OH
 1
(0.3%)
Less Selective$21,200 
Gordon College
Wenham, MA
 1
(0.3%)
Less Selective$25,748 
Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Tempe, AZ
 18
(0.2%)
Less Selective$17,697 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.