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Natural Resources Conservation at Lake Forest College

Natural Resources Conservation at Lake Forest College

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

Lake Forest is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,583.

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.

Lake Forest Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Lake Forest Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Lake Forest College.

Lake Forest Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
37% 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 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Lake Forest are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Lake Forest College with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lake Forest College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 15

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 Lake Forest 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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