by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Environmental Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Natural Resources Conservation is a major offered under the natural resources and conservation program of study at Georgia College & State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in conservation, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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BS in Environmental Science - Natural Resources & Conservation
Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
BS in Geosciences - Natural Resources Conservation
Learn to manage and conserve our natural resources with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Georgia College was ranked #134 on College Factual's Best Schools for conservation list. It is also ranked #2 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Georgia College.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Georgia College paid an average of $7,918 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $2,222 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,508 | $26,688 |
| Fees | $2,016 | $2,016 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,318 | $11,318 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,344 | $6,344 |
Learn more about Georgia College tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Georgia College in Conservation walked away with an average of $26,354 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $23,094.
conservation who receive their bachelor’s degree from Georgia College make an average of $33,281 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $30,240.
Online degrees for the Georgia College conservation bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Georgia College Online Learning page.
About 58.3% of the students who received their BS in conservation in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 59.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.8% of the conservation bachelor’s degrees at Georgia College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Natural Resources Conservation students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 24 |
*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.
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