2026 Best Conservation Biology Schools in Illinois
Conservation Biology degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for conservation biology students.
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Best Schools for Conservation Biology in Illinois
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the conservation biology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Conservation Biology
No school ranked higher than Loyola University Chicago this year for conservation biology. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university. Roughly 75% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 10 conservation biology degrees were awarded at Loyola University Chicago in the most recent year. Students who receive their conservation biology degree from Loyola University Chicago earn around $58,568 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $23,521 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
