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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 11 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Conservation Biology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
 Sterling College
Craftsbury Common, VT
 3
(17.6%)
 $21,655 
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY
 13
(4.9%)
Highly Selective$11,469 
Prescott College
Prescott, AZ
 4
(1.9%)
 $22,742 
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Thiel College
Greenville, PA
 3
(1.6%)
Less Selective$21,406 
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
 34
(0.5%)
Moderately Selective$21,814 
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH
 2
(0.5%)
Moderately Selective$29,205 
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
 7
(0.4%)
Less Selective$14,712 
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Utah State University
Logan, UT
 8
(0.3%)
Less Selective$12,951 
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
 26
(0.2%)
Less Selective- 
Boston University
Boston, MA
 8
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$37,050 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.