Natural Resources & Conservation at Goshen College

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

Goshen is located in Goshen, Indiana and has a total student population of 899. In 2021, 4 natural resources and conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Goshen.

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.

Goshen Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

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

Goshen Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The natural resources and conservation major at Goshen 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 Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	41
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools	78
Most Focused Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	343

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in natural resources and conservation from Goshen. This makes it the #78 most popular school for natural resources and conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Goshen

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at Goshen College.

Goshen Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 natural resources and conservation students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Goshen, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Goshen College with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

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

Goshen Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

The natural resources and conservation program at Goshen awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

Of the students who received a natural resources and conservation master's degree from Goshen, 71% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Goshen 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Goshen College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	18

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 IN, the home state for Goshen College.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	12,340	$55,310
Firefighters	7,430	$49,460
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	2,970	$19,900
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,610	$73,640

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 Brianys under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.