Explore the information below to see what our graduates are up to, including job titles, employers, and salary information.

NRES B.S. Recipients for the 2018-2021 Academic Years

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Table depicting graduate destinations for NRES students.
Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences

This information is summarized from data collected via ACES Graduate Destination Survey and represents 70% (134) of the Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences graduates from December 2018 – August 2021. The three-year average salary.

Employers and Positions

  • Accenture - Consulting Development Program Analysts
  • AmeriCorps - Water Fellow
  • Applied Ecological Services - Restoration Field Crew Member
  • Argonne National Laboratory - Research Intern
  • Battelle - Botany Field Technician
  • Brookfield Zoo - Tour Guide
  • Cardno - Ecological Restoration Technician
  • Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation - Field Research Specialist
  • Chicago Botanic Garden - CLM Intern
  • Chubb - Associate Underwriter (Environmental)
  • Cloudquest Technologies LLC - Business Development Analyst
  • Consulting Solutions, Inc. (CSI) - Production Analyst (2)
  • Djm ecological services - Restoration field technician
  • DJM Logistics - Carrier Sales
  • Environmental Monitoring and Technologies, Inc. (EMT) - Project Manager
  • Farnsworth Group - Environmental Scientist I
  • FedEx Ground - Package Handler
  • Forest Preserve District of DuPage County - Pre-Professional Seasonal Ranger
  • Friends of the Forest Preserves - Conservation Corps Crew Member
  • Fulbright Association - Fulbright Research Scholar
  • Grants Office LLC - Grant Development Associate
  • IL EPA - Intern
  • Illinois Natural History Survey - Field Technician
  • Illinois State Water Survey - Field Research Technician (2)
  • Illinois Sustainable Technology Center - Research Assistant
  • Metropolitan Mayors Caucus - Greenest Region Corps Member
  • Montana Conservation Corps - MCC Fellow
  • Montrose Environmental Group - Environmental Technician STACK
  • National Park Service - Biological Science Technician
  • Optimal GEO - Geospatial Analyst
  • Oregon State University - Research Technician
  • Prince William Sound - Technician
  • Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency Laboratory - Agricultural Assistant
  • Salz Farms - Assistant Farm Manager
  • SCARCE - Resource Rescue Assistant
  • Shedd Aquarium - Kayak for Conservation Facilitator
  • Siebel Center for Design - Design Strategist
  • Sola Gratia Farm - Wash-Pack Manager
  • Southern Environmental Law Center - Legal & Administrative Assistant
  • Teach For America - Educator: Science Teacher 7th-12th grade
  • The Borgen Project - Political Affairs Intern
  • Thomas engineering group LLC - Environmental Specialist
  • United Energy Services, Inc. - Account Manager
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Academic Employee - Arboretum
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - COVID Test Collection Assistant
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Field Research Specialist
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Forestry Technician
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Greenhouse Technician
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Field Research Specialist
  • Urban Growers Collective - Farm Worker
  • US Army Corps of Engineers - Laboratory Tech
  • US Forest Service - Wilderness Trail Crew Member
  • USDA - Academic Hourly
  • USDA - Wildlife Specialist
  • V3 Companies - Field Technician

Institution and Areas of Study

  • Duke University - MS Environmental Management
  • Duke University - MS Environmental Management
  • Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University - JD - Environmental Law
  • Indiana University - Masters in Public Affairs (MPA)
  • Lewis & Clark Law School - Environmental Law
  • Northwestern University - MS in Energy and Sustainability - McCormick School of Engineering
  • Oregon State University - Master's of Science - Environmental Engineering
  • Seoul National University - The Master of Environmental Management
  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Biological Sciences
  • Swedish University of Ag Sciences - Master's in Forest Ecology and Sustainable Management
  • University of California at Berkeley - Environmental Science Policy and Management Ph.D.
  • University of Central Arkansas - Biology
  • University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - Master in NRES (Environmental Science) (3)
  • University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - MS Library and Information Science
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Entomology
  • University of Illinois Springfield - Environmental Planning and Management
  • University of Michigan - MS Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - Masters in School for Environment and Sustainability
  • University of Pennsylvania - MS Environmental Studies
  • Washington University in St Louis - MSBA
     
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