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Natural Resources Conservation at Drake University

Natural Resources Conservation at Drake University

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Drake University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,774.

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.

Drake Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Drake Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Drake 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.

Conservation Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Drake are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drake University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science 20
Environmental Studies 7

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 IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Conservation Scientists 590 $56,820
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 550 $74,140
Environmental Science Professors 90 $93,380
Foresters 70 $64,840

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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