Natural Resources & Conservation at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying natural resources and conservation, you may want to check out the program at George Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. Of the 3,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 2021, 32 of them were natural resources and conservation majors.

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.

GWU Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

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

GWU Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The natural resources and conservation major at GWU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	28
	62
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	159

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in natural resources and conservation from GWU. This makes it the #92 most popular school for natural resources and conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The natural resources and conservation program at GWU awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation at GWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in natural resources and conservation from GWU. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men.

Of the students who received a natural resources and conservation master's degree from GWU, 77% 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 Washington University with a master's in natural resources and conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GWU also has a doctoral program available in natural resources and conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources and conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	51

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,450	$74,940
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,250	$117,770

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.