by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 30,503 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,158 and had an average of $23,267 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 608 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,825 and $21,268 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,698 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural resources and conservation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Illinois”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Illinois. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 2 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Illinois University Natural Resources & Conservation Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Illinois list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at UIUC
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Resources & Conservation Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 1 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
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