Natural Resources Conservation at Grand Valley State University

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Grand Valley State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in conservation from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

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

GVSU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

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

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 conservation major at GVSU 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 Value Natural Resources Conservation Basic Certificate Schools	5
Best Natural Resources Conservation Basic Certificate Schools	11
	12
Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Schools	52
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124

How Much Do Conservation Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of conservation students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $30,036. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,602 for all conservation students.

Conservation Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 58 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Conservation from GVSU in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conservation at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GVSU 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,780	$69,430
Conservation Scientists	370	$63,460
Foresters	290	$66,630
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	40	$95,920

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.