Natural Resources Conservation at Valparaiso University

If you are interested in studying natural resources conservation, you may want to check out the program at Valparaiso University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,122. In 2021, 5 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Valpo.

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.

Valpo Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Valpo Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Valpo 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 Valpo 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 Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	491
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	597

Conservation Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from Valpo. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Valpo are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

Valpo 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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	850	$62,590
Conservation Scientists	230	$63,320
Foresters	80	$47,070

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.