Bachelor's · Natural Resources and Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's): earnings by school

318 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$41,042
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$55,060
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 266 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $49,748 and $59,964. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Boston College MA—$82,861—
Columbia Southern University AL$69,629$81,292$23,772
University of Southern California CA$38,709$78,731$19,000
University of California-Berkeley CA$56,111$78,624$12,000
Tufts University MA$37,492$77,753$15,500
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$57,207$77,259$17,593
University of California-Los Angeles CA$42,557$75,927$11,426
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX$43,979$75,258—
Massachusetts Maritime Academy MA$59,807$74,393$25,000
Brandeis University MA$41,042$73,936$17,590
Duke University NC$46,081$73,435$12,703
Santa Clara University CA$44,061$72,889$24,500
Kansas State University KS—$72,398—
Fordham University NY$35,163$71,430$23,000
Colgate University NY$55,034$70,760—
Northeastern University Oakland CA$47,927$70,272$19,500
Northeastern University MA$47,927$70,272$19,500
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA$47,927$70,272$19,500
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$51,198$69,768$19,500
California State University-Chico CA$43,037$69,531$13,009
University of St Thomas MN$44,847$69,525$27,000
Sonoma State University CA$45,612$69,077—
University of California-San Diego CA$38,323$69,061$13,992
Bentley University MA$69,036——
Cornell University NY$43,280$68,088$12,500
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$47,993$67,805$15,000
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$47,993$67,805$15,000
California State University-Sacramento CA$49,226$67,795$14,875
Villanova University PA—$67,060$27,000
Dartmouth College NH—$67,020—
Bucknell University PA$50,606$66,963$25,000
George Washington University DC$52,523$66,178$21,500
University of California-Davis CA$44,789$65,983$12,653
CUNY Queens College NY$44,785$65,863—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$42,251$65,714$19,500
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN—$65,513—
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$42,850$65,337$10,134
Seton Hall University NJ—$65,075—
University of California-Riverside CA$46,178$64,944$13,500
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$46,414$64,798$21,235
Emory University GA$46,942$64,795$15,000
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI$42,139$63,936$17,500
American University DC$38,268$63,711$21,056
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$42,711$63,628$11,500
Seattle University WA$46,646$63,465—
Rollins College FL$37,495$63,363$20,500
University of Colorado Boulder CO$45,812$63,337$15,050
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$45,077$63,175$22,895
California State University-Long Beach CA$46,990$63,040$13,305
Brown University RI$63,016——
University of Idaho ID$39,456$62,791$16,500
Augustana College IL$38,113$62,757$27,000
University of Florida FL$33,488$62,683$12,899
Gettysburg College PA$41,803$62,604$27,000
San Francisco State University CA$44,855$62,116$13,964
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY$43,154$61,905$25,000
SUNY Maritime College NY$61,388——
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$45,568$61,382$22,500
Youngstown State University OH—$60,965—
George Mason University VA$44,711$60,874$25,000
Temple University PA$35,406$60,864$22,500
Michigan State University MI$36,007$60,728$17,250
University of Southern Maine ME$45,801$60,665—
Syracuse University NY$60,456—$20,500
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$46,478$60,369$17,500
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$46,478$60,369$17,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$47,703$60,193$21,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona PA$47,703$60,193$21,500
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$47,703$60,193$21,500
Gonzaga University WA$37,106$60,015$26,250
University of Rhode Island RI$50,226$59,964$16,500
Oakland University MI$45,988$59,922$19,500
University of California-Irvine CA$44,994$59,908$13,686
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$49,776$59,868$21,750
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$52,026$59,783$27,000
Saint Johns University MN—$59,718—
Baylor University TX$44,286$59,701$16,125
University of Delaware DE$41,566$59,620$23,750
Saint Cloud State University MN—$59,549—
Occidental College CA$45,932$59,542$20,250
California State University-East Bay CA—$59,333—
University of Maryland-College Park MD$47,094$59,329$13,795
University of Iowa IA$37,501$59,071$24,250
Portland State University OR$41,645$58,961$21,417
University at Albany NY$38,933$58,784$19,000
University of San Diego CA$45,494$58,517$14,250
Drexel University PA$38,455$58,495$31,000
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$45,704$58,475$14,000
University of North Georgia GA—$58,403—
Stockton University NJ$38,245$58,319$15,000
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$39,767$58,229$14,000
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$39,767$58,229$14,000
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$39,767$58,229$14,000
San Diego State University CA$40,513$58,215$14,875
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$43,883$58,119$18,750
Eastern Washington University WA$39,562$58,106$16,292
Keene State College NH$37,136$58,065$25,161
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ$42,597$58,005$11,384
Loyola University Chicago IL$41,350$57,790$23,815
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$44,780$57,747$26,000
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$38,368$57,722$19,500
American Public University System WV$54,940$57,618$22,170
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$39,973$57,431$21,711
Towson University MD$41,157$57,388$12,049
University of Connecticut CT$40,695$57,384$19,550
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$40,695$57,384$19,550
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$40,695$57,384$19,550
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$40,695$57,384$19,550
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$40,695$57,384$19,550
California State University-San Bernardino CA—$57,319—
University of Redlands CA$44,289$57,319$23,250
Framingham State University MA—$57,280—
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA—$57,130—
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK—$57,056—
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA$46,012$56,959$26,000
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$36,173$56,916$19,309
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN$47,589$56,728$15,000
Ursinus College PA—$56,633$26,630
St. Mary's College of Maryland MD$36,270$56,619$18,250
Rowan University NJ$41,539$56,205$15,000
Washington State University WA$56,113——
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$43,615$56,107—
California State University-San Marcos CA$38,666$55,903$14,250
University of Lynchburg VA—$55,883—
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$41,037$55,861$19,500
Oregon State University OR$42,366$55,805$21,110
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$42,366$55,805$21,110
Southern New Hampshire University NH$49,280$55,733$19,288
Colby College ME$44,377$55,719—
Texas State University TX$37,652$55,595$17,750
Binghamton University NY$30,817$55,579$19,000
University of Nevada-Reno NV$41,115$55,528$15,000
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$51,336$55,435—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$33,441$55,382$13,866
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD$51,953$55,336$21,061
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$35,486$55,240$14,020
Plymouth State University NH$42,477$55,156$24,781
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$43,297$55,075$22,000
Wofford College SC—$55,044—
University of Portland OR$40,245$54,975—
Roanoke College VA$33,098$54,957$24,250
University of Kansas KS$38,001$54,687$18,353
Northern Illinois University IL$39,491$54,666$16,798
Willamette University OR$31,086$54,657$19,332
Dickinson College PA—$54,597$20,153
University of Illinois Springfield IL$35,442$54,579—
Rhode Island College RI$36,144$54,516—
Stonehill College MA—$54,497—
Eastern Michigan University MI$46,558$54,315$25,792
Florida State University FL$36,369$54,288$12,700
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$34,405$54,215$21,437
Randolph-Macon College VA$30,510$54,186—
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY$37,082$54,099$25,029
Stephen F Austin State University TX—$54,077—
University of South Florida FL$41,483$53,991$17,757
Western Washington University WA$38,026$53,781$16,500
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN—$53,688—
King's College PA—$53,573—
Middlebury College VT$42,246$53,518$15,000
University of San Francisco CA$41,791$53,369$20,834
Purdue University Global IN$53,250—$29,133
Cleveland State University OH$42,220$53,245$18,040
Westminster University UT$41,812$53,132—
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$45,219$52,631$17,653
DePaul University IL$38,746$52,622$24,500
The University of Alabama AL$35,325$52,619$18,875
University of Maine ME$40,674$52,523$22,245
Georgia College & State University GA$43,391$52,478—
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi TX$39,368$52,301$19,399
Luther College IA$38,341$52,296—
University of Utah UT$52,246—$22,450
Adrian College MI—$52,176—
Clark University MA—$52,075—
University of Arkansas AR$38,599$51,967$12,500
Stetson University FL$48,051$51,955—
University of Arizona AZ$39,295$51,871$20,239
California State University-Monterey Bay CA$42,560$51,598$12,634
University of Wyoming WY$34,196$51,552$21,307
Westfield State University MA$42,253$51,547$19,500
Skidmore College NY$35,327$51,512$20,500
Berry College GA—$51,465—
Iowa State University IA$43,359$51,387$19,095
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science NY—$51,359$21,500
Allegheny College PA$35,322$51,265—
Florida Gulf Coast University FL$37,680$51,265$14,798
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$40,762$51,181$19,500
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI$42,650$51,048$21,624
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA$31,332$50,915$15,593
University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI$38,102$50,797$22,810
Central Washington University WA$51,013$50,776—
University of West Florida FL—$50,746—
Pennsylvania Western University PA$40,320$50,722—
Boise State University ID$41,209$50,697$20,000
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$37,462$50,447$19,500
South Dakota State University SD$44,568$50,420$19,280
Colorado Mesa University CO$40,023$50,384$19,250
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO—$50,330—
Northern Michigan University MI$35,785$50,300$17,818
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$39,999$50,217$20,125
University of Kentucky KY$42,939$50,204$17,959
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI$41,545$50,042—
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$45,422$49,808$34,896
University of North Carolina at Pembroke NC—$49,806$25,000
University of Oregon OR$32,415$49,770$18,000
Stony Brook University NY$39,187$49,759$20,500
Gustavus Adolphus College MN$38,351$49,758$27,000
Florida International University FL$38,255$49,748—
Salisbury University MD$34,940$49,706$18,500
University of Minnesota-Crookston MN$38,183$49,610$12,968
Juniata College PA$35,677$49,586$27,000
Ferrum College VA—$49,527—
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry NY$46,497$49,489$17,439
University of Toledo OH$33,107$49,332$18,516
Western Colorado University CO$34,852$49,170$12,000
Grand Valley State University MI$38,864$49,113$23,000
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$45,616$49,074—
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$34,984$49,013$18,952
Bemidji State University MN$39,159$49,001—
Northern Kentucky University KY$40,941$48,949—
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$45,009$48,942$22,750
St. John's University-New York NY$36,779$48,922—
Montana State University MT$46,665$48,646$12,625
Pace University NY$48,582—$24,625
SUNY Brockport NY$40,194$48,574$23,000
Carthage College WI$45,037$48,562$27,000
Northern Arizona University AZ$35,662$48,321$17,981
University of New England ME$42,559$48,309$26,000
Central Michigan University MI$46,497$48,290$23,542
Smith College MA$33,072$48,183$11,588
Wilmington University DE$48,153——
St Olaf College MN$28,199$48,137$26,000
Texas Tech University TX$42,030$48,134$22,730
Flagler College FL$35,752$48,085$23,750
Ithaca College NY$22,794$48,010$19,000
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$29,251$47,709$22,250
University of Hawaii at Hilo HI—$47,534—
University of Houston TX$47,522——
Manchester University IN—$47,391—
Kent State University at Stark OH$34,569$47,208$23,737
Kent State University at Kent OH$34,569$47,208$23,737
Pacific University OR$34,838$47,202—
Colby-Sawyer College NH—$47,114—
Elon University NC$47,069——
University of Vermont VT$31,804$46,986$19,000
CUNY Lehman College NY$46,848——
Washington College MD$23,622$46,831$20,500
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$36,259$46,817$21,500
Shepherd University WV$39,961$46,797—
University of Northern Iowa IA—$46,780—
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$37,500$46,772$20,500
Saint Michael's College VT$35,532$46,755$21,500
Kennesaw State University GA$46,645—$25,177
Miami University-Hamilton OH—$46,632$18,876
Miami University-Oxford OH—$46,632$18,876
Oberlin College OH$33,621$46,580$25,000
Northeastern Illinois University IL—$46,565—
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$38,870$46,527$18,400
University of North Carolina Asheville NC$33,438$46,518$19,500
Fort Lewis College CO$35,638$46,492$12,500
Ball State University IN$46,393—$15,531
Appalachian State University NC$35,937$46,207$18,093
University of Puget Sound WA$33,615$46,112$17,635
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN$35,490$45,955$19,607
Macalester College MN$32,705$45,632$17,875
Metropolitan State University MN$45,499——
Canisius University NY—$45,233—
Southern Oregon University OR$38,358$44,945$16,250
Tennessee Technological University TN$45,167$44,906—
The University of Tampa FL$44,718—$24,250
University of Rochester NY$44,578—$19,000
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$44,441——
Nova Southeastern University FL$44,148—$18,500
Saint Edward's University TX—$44,134—
Baldwin Wallace University OH$44,053——
Marshall University WV—$43,995—
Boston University MA$43,972—$18,250
Worcester State University MA$43,943——
Bridgewater College VA$43,822——
The University of Montana MT$35,191$43,813$20,481
Warren Wilson College NC$26,655$43,793$21,103
University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA$43,757——
Wellesley College MA$43,748—$11,000
University of Minnesota-Morris MN—$43,584—
Wayne State University MI$43,390—$15,000
Georgia Gwinnett College GA$43,363——
Mount Holyoke College MA$36,241$43,204$19,500
Catawba College NC—$42,505$25,531
Upper Iowa University IA$35,558$41,765—
Franklin Pierce University NH$41,462—$27,000
Drake University IA$41,178—$16,500
Western Carolina University NC$35,697$40,831$19,391
Grand Canyon University AZ$40,774—$25,000
Clemson University SC$45,354$40,266$19,500
University of Central Florida FL$40,140—$17,065
Eckerd College FL$31,532$39,932$20,750
University of Central Arkansas AR$39,588——
University of Denver CO$39,461—$24,594
Utah State University UT$39,304—$17,384
Lake Forest College IL$38,234—$23,583
Western Michigan University MI$38,227—$21,811

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