2021 Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
4Colleges
426Bachelor's Degrees
$34,132Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Natural Resources Conservation is the #46 most popular major in Illinois with 426 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.5% of all the conservation bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Natural Resources Conservation Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has taken the #1 spot in this year's natural resources conservation ranking for non-traditional students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign. UIUC also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Illinois rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 of UIUC students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Illinois ranking.
The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,319 students take at least one class online at Loyola Chicago. There are roughly 2,121 part time students in attendance at Loyola Chicago.
Northern Illinois University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population. NIU also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Illinois list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. About 4,345 of the students at NIU are attending part time.
DePaul University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources Conservation in Illinois ranking.
About 1.0% of DePaul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. 3,547 of DePaul students are attending part time.
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Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Conservation
One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Natural Resources Conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.
References
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 the rest 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).