We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. We've also included details on how Northwestern ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in conservation.
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BS in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation
Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
The conservation major at Northwestern 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.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Northwestern University handed out 24 bachelor's degrees in natural resources conservation. This is an increase of 9% over the previous year when 22 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in conservation from Northwestern. This makes it the #30 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.
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MBA in Sustainability & Environmental Compliance
Learn to fit environmental standards into your business practices when you earn your sustainability and environmental compliance MBA at Southern New Hampshire University.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Northwestern University.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from Northwestern. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Northwestern are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in conservation.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 14 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 2 |
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Northwestern are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 69% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in conservation.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 18 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 0 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.