Natural Resources Conservation at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and has a total student population of 14,769. Of the 1,831 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wilmington University in 2021, 12 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.

Wilmington University Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Online Classes Are Available at Wilmington University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Wilmington University does offer online education options in conservation for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Wilmington University Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The conservation major at Wilmington University 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 Online Natural Resources Conservation Schools	15
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	383

Conservation Student Demographics at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in conservation from Wilmington University. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Wilmington University 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 Wilmington University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wilmington University 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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	370	$59,890
Conservation Scientists	70	$55,300

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 Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.