Natural Resources & Conservation at George Mason University

If you plan to study natural resources and conservation, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation from GMU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Natural Resources & Conservation section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation
• Doctorate Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

GMU Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the natural resources and conservation progam at GMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The natural resources and conservation major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Natural Resources & Conservation. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
	88
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	117

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in natural resources and conservation from GMU. This makes it the #78 most popular school for natural resources and conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in natural resources and conservation, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at George Mason University.

GMU Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation from GMU in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation at GMU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its natural resources and conservation bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GMU Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in natural resources and conservation from GMU. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men.

In the natural resources and conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GMU also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

The following natural resources and conservation concentations are available at George Mason University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Mason University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	52

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and conservation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	18,080	$56,710
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Firefighters	10,160	$51,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Police and Detective Supervisors	3,000	$94,120

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.