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Natural Resources Conservation at University of Iowa

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Natural Resources Conservation at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Iowa in 2021, 64 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.

Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The conservation major at Iowa 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.

Earnings of Iowa Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $24,266. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

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Conservation Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in conservation.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 54
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

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 Iowa.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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