Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 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.

SIUC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

SIUC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at SIUC 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

SIUC Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

The following conservation concentations are available at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	16

Related Majors

• Forestry

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.