Natural Resources Conservation at Knox College
If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Knox College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Knox is located in Galesburg, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,154.
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.
Knox Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation
Knox Natural Resources Conservation Rankings
The conservation major at Knox 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 Knox
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Knox College.
Knox Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program
About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Knox are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Knox College with a bachelor's in conservation.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation
Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Knox College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Environmental Studies | 8 |
Environmental Science | 4 |
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 Knox College.
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
- Image Credit: By Jjacobsmeyer under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.