The main focus area for this major is Environmental Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Natural Resources Conservation is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at University of Illinois at Springfield. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in conservation, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UIS was ranked #256 on College Factual's Best Schools for conservation list. It is also ranked #9 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for UIS.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UIS paid an average of $388 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $331 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,592 | $16,120 |
Fees | $2,408 | $2,408 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,760 | $9,760 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,700 | $2,700 |
Learn more about UIS tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UIS conservation bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIS Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.6% of the conservation students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 59.0%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at UIS in conservation at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Environmental Studies | 9 |
*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.
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