Natural Resources Conservation at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in conservation.

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.

DePaul Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Conservation

DePaul Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in conservation each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 DePaul University.

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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.