Natural Resources Conservation at Loyola University Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 16,893 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,353 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago in 2021, 56 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.

Loyola Chicago Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Loyola Chicago Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Loyola Chicago performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Loyola Chicago 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 Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	70

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Loyola Chicago. This makes it the #86 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from Loyola Chicago Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loyola Chicago is $31,620. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 56 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Loyola Chicago in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Loyola Chicago are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Loyola University Chicago with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	38
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Loyola Chicago Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in conservation from Loyola Chicago. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Forestry
• Natural Resource Management

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 Loyola University Chicago.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.