Natural Resources Conservation at DePaul University

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in 2021, 25 of them were natural resources 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.

DePaul Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

DePaul Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at DePaul compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at DePaul 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	518

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in conservation from DePaul. This makes it the #138 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from DePaul Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $25,318. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at DePaul

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at DePaul University.

DePaul Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at DePaul are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

DePaul Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from DePaul in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from DePaul University with a master's in conservation.

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

DePaul also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,690	$78,640
Conservation Scientists	630	$63,840
Foresters	150	$68,570
Environmental Science Professors	130	$90,820

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.