Natural Resources & Conservation at Upper Iowa University

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

UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and has a total student population of 3,610.

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.

UIU Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

UIU Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The natural resources & conservation major at UIU 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.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at UIU

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

UIU Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of natural resources & conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women. The typical natural resources & conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UIU since its program graduates 44% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation at UIU 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 Upper Iowa University with a bachelor's in natural resources & conservation.

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

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources & conservation concentations are available at Upper Iowa University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Upper Iowa University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	14

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & 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 Upper Iowa University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4,860	$58,340
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	1,850	$20,330
Firefighters	1,630	$43,970
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,080	$81,800

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 SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.