Natural Resources Conservation at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from UIUC.

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.

UIUC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

UIUC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at UIUC 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 Schools	519

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in conservation from UIUC. This makes it the #52 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UIUC Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $28,401. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at UIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	40
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UIUC Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a master’s in conservation from UIUC in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from UIUC, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in conservation. In 2021, 8 students 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.