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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. In 2021, 24 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwestern.

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.

Northwestern Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Northwestern 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 Northwestern 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 Schools	112

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Northwestern. This makes it the #30 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from Northwestern. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Northwestern are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northwestern Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from Northwestern, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern 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 Northwestern 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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.