Natural Resources Conservation at Luther College

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

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,802. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from Luther.

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.

Luther Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Luther Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 Luther 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	78
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	118
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205
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Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	332

Earnings of Luther Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Luther is $25,131. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Luther since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Luther are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Luther 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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.