Natural Resources Conservation at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834.

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.

UChicago Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UChicago Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at UChicago 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 UChicago

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

UChicago Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UChicago are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 University of Chicago with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UChicago Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Studies	40

Related Majors

• Natural Resource Management

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 University of Chicago.

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.