Natural Resources Conservation at Goodwin College

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

Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,312. Of the 169 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Goodwin College in 2021, 3 of them were natural resources 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.

Goodwin Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Conservation (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Conservation
• Bachelor’s Degree in Conservation

Goodwin Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Goodwin 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 Goodwin 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 Basic Certificate Schools	19
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Basic Certificate Schools	28
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Associate Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Schools	376
Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	563
Most Focused Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	566

Conservation Student Demographics at Goodwin

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

Goodwin Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in conservation only graduates about 40% men each year. The program at Goodwin may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at Goodwin are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Goodwin College with a associate's in conservation.

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

Goodwin Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

The conservation program at Goodwin awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at Goodwin 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 Goodwin College with a bachelor's in conservation.

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

Goodwin 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 CT, the home state for Goodwin College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	800	$83,220
Environmental Science Professors	110	$84,560
Foresters	60	$72,010
Conservation Scientists	60	$87,710

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.