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Natural Resources Conservation at McKendree University

Natural Resources Conservation at McKendree University

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at McKendree University stacks up to those at other schools.

McKendree is located in Lebanon, Illinois and approximately 2,200 students attend the school each year.

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.

McKendree Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

McKendree Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at McKendree 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 McKendree

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

McKendree Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at McKendree since its program graduates 45% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at McKendree 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 McKendree University 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 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at McKendree University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from McKendree University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies 6

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 McKendree University.

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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