Natural Resources & Conservation at Goucher College

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

Goucher is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,015. In 2021, 7 natural resources and conservation majors received their bachelor's degree from Goucher.

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.

Goucher Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

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

Goucher Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks natural resources and conservation programs across the country. The following shows how Goucher performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The natural resources and conservation major at Goucher 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	90
Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	180
	237
Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools	526

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in natural resources and conservation from Goucher. This makes it the #192 most popular school for natural resources and conservation master’s degree candidates in the country.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Goucher

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

Goucher Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 natural resources and conservation majors earned their bachelor's degree from Goucher. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in natural resources and conservation at Goucher 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 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 Goucher College with a bachelor's in natural resources and conservation.

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

Goucher Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in natural resources and conservation from Goucher. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Goucher 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	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Goucher 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 Goucher College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Natural Resources Conservation	9

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Physical 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 MD, the home state for Goucher College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	12,650	$68,230
Firefighters	4,140	$61,780
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,080	$93,820
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	2,830	$22,650

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 Rob Coyle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.