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Bachelor's · Natural Resources and Conservation

Forestry (Bachelor's): earnings by school

33 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$46,652
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$58,499
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,122
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 31 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $55,724 and $64,568. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$75,247$86,357$18,115
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA$45,692$79,849$19,122
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$45,731$77,419$15,000
University of Georgia GA—$68,965—
Louisiana Tech University LA$54,749$65,941$21,130
Alabama A & M University AL—$64,749—
Auburn University AL—$64,704$18,500
West Virginia University WV$46,977$64,568$15,000
University of Idaho ID$53,681$64,392$12,723
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$47,556$64,204$19,750
Clemson University SC$48,907$63,764$26,425
Texas A&M University-College Station TX—$63,468—
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$52,331$62,919$19,500
The University of Montana MT—$60,526—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$46,446$58,651$16,750
Mississippi State University MS$50,109$58,499$15,500
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College GA$47,287$57,678$23,000
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry NY$46,942$57,664$12,875
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$44,077$57,436$21,500
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$43,795$56,754—
University of Maine ME—$56,124—
Michigan Technological University MI$42,781$55,912$21,500
Stephen F Austin State University TX$53,457$55,786$20,750
Michigan State University MI—$55,724—
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI$43,796$55,724$18,875
Iowa State University IA$42,466$52,650$22,413
Northern Arizona University AZ$43,678$52,191$17,500
University of Kentucky KY—$51,331—
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$39,474$50,394$16,375
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science NY$51,465$49,291$21,500
University of Florida FL$37,106$48,755$11,809
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois PA$46,652—$22,458
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$46,652—$22,458