Natural Resources Conservation at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

If you plan to study natural resources conservation, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,308 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2021, 10 of them were natural resources conservation majors.

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.

SIUE Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

SIUE Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 SIUE 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	256

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in conservation from SIUE. This makes it the #86 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Conservation Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from SIUE. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUE since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at SIUE 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 Edwardsville with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUE Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from SIUE in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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 Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.