Natural Resources Conservation at Georgia Gwinnett College

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

Georgia Gwinnett College is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia and has a total student population of 11,627. In 2021, 15 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgia Gwinnett College.

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.

Georgia Gwinnett College Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Georgia Gwinnett College Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Georgia Gwinnett College performed in these rankings.

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 conservation major at Georgia Gwinnett College 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
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	311
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	332

Conservation Student Demographics at Georgia Gwinnett College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the conservation majors at Georgia Gwinnett College.

Georgia Gwinnett College Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia Gwinnett College, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Georgia Gwinnett College are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Georgia Gwinnett College with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia Gwinnett College 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Gwinnett College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Foresters	340	$54,590
Conservation Scientists	250	$69,390
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	120	$88,570

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.