Natural Resources Conservation at Gonzaga University

Every natural resources conservation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the conservation program at Gonzaga University stacks up to those at other schools.

Gonzaga is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 7,295 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Gonzaga.

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.

Gonzaga Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Gonzaga Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the conservation progam at Gonzaga 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 conservation major at Gonzaga 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 Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
	161
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162
	170
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools	198

Earnings of Gonzaga Conservation Graduates

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gonzaga is $29,415. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at Gonzaga

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

Gonzaga Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a bachelor's degree in conservation from Gonzaga. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Gonzaga are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Gonzaga 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 WA, the home state for Gonzaga University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,880	$85,090
Conservation Scientists	920	$65,120
Foresters	510	$69,720
Environmental Science Professors	230	$93,820
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$109,820

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 Gregg M. Erickson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.