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Natural Resources Conservation at George Mason University

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Natural Resources Conservation at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in conservation.

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.

GMU Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Conservation
  • Doctorate Degree in Conservation

GMU Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in conservation, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conservation Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Program

79% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 conservation majors earned their master's degree from GMU. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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In the conservation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,150 $85,550
Conservation Scientists 600 $75,370
Foresters 280 $59,940

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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