2025 Best Conservation Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in conservation biology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #530 out of 1232 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Conservation Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 99 bachelor's degrees in conservation biology to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to conservation biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of conservation biology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized conservation biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for conservation biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Conservation Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Conservation Biology in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in conservation biology.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Conservation Biology

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

74 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in conservation biology. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in conservation biology from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

13 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in conservation biology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in conservation biology from Loyola University Chicago

Best Conservation Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best conservation biology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	13
Illinois	558	3
Wisconsin	435	46

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Rankings in Majors Related to Conservation Biology

One of 12 majors within the Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology area of study, Conservation Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Conservation Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Evolutionary Biology	85
Environmental Biology	81
Epidemiology	16
Ecology	12
Marine Biology	6
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	3
Evolutionary Biology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ernst Haeckel. More about our data sources and methodologies.