Natural Resources Conservation at Northern Illinois 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 Northern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. In 2021, 31 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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.

NIU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

NIU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at NIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at NIU 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
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	29
	114
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	379

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from NIU Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $32,157. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from NIU in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at NIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NIU 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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.