Natural Resources Conservation at George Washington University

If you are interested in studying natural resources 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from GWU.

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 Conservation
• Master’s Degree in Conservation

GWU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The 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.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in conservation from GWU. This makes it the #64 most popular school for conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from GWU Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at GWU is $35,320. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation bachelor's degree recipients.

Conservation Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from GWU in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at GWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 conservation majors earned their master's degree from GWU. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women.

Of the students who received a 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 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 conservation. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Foresters	30	$86,790

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.