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. Of the 2,163 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Chicago in 2021, 19 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.

UChicago Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UChicago Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	67

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UChicago. This makes it the #39 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 19 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in conservation from UChicago in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 58% 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 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 University of Chicago with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UChicago Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.