Natural Resources Conservation at George Mason University

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year.

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 Conservation
Master’s Degree in Conservation

GMU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of conservation bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical conservation bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at GMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GMU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

62% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of conservation master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Of the students who received a conservation master's degree from GMU, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Environmental Science	52

Careers That Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Conservation Scientists	600	$75,370
Foresters	280	$59,940

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
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