Natural Resources Conservation at University of Dubuque

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if University of Dubuque is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

UD is located in Dubuque, Iowa and has a total student population of 2,180. Of the 423 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Dubuque in 2021, 9 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.

UD Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

UD Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at UD 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 UD 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
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	245
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	252
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	261
Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools	262
	265
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	386
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	456

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from UD Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $22,888. This is less than $31,602, which is the national average of all conservation majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Conservation Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from UD. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UD 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 University of Dubuque with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UD 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 IA, the home state for University of Dubuque.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Conservation Scientists	590	$56,820
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	550	$74,140
Environmental Science Professors	90	$93,380
Foresters	70	$64,840

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 Rolfmueller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.