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Bachelor's · Natural Resources and Conservation

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (Bachelor's): earnings by school

40 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$34,955
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$45,348
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,125
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 37 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $43,171 and $47,370. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Valley City State University ND—$69,799$15,281
Stephen F Austin State University TX$36,571$56,437—
Auburn University AL$29,215$54,449$25,000
South Dakota State University SD$36,694$50,623$20,500
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science NY$34,955$50,171$24,188
Michigan State University MI$32,271$49,948$20,820
Bemidji State University MN$34,499$49,040$19,500
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$39,155$48,882$24,458
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$32,295$47,496$18,125
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$35,126$47,370$27,000
Northwest Missouri State University MO$40,723$47,356$17,500
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA$31,970$47,003$15,000
Missouri Western State University MO—$46,342—
Montana State University MT$46,321——
University of California-Davis CA$35,913$46,209$11,823
University of Nevada-Reno NV$41,941$46,171$22,000
University of Rhode Island RI$35,117$45,571$20,250
University of Maine ME$31,465$45,502$19,000
Mississippi State University MS$30,806$45,445$20,719
Tennessee Technological University TN$35,286$45,348$19,500
West Virginia University WV$33,653$45,348$19,153
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$34,869$45,212$13,500
Utah State University UT$37,077$45,120—
Arkansas Tech University AR$35,233$44,868—
University of Georgia GA$32,799$44,818$15,000
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM$36,493$44,272$15,250
Murray State University KY$28,870$43,844$20,000
The University of Montana MT$28,161$43,286$21,166
University of Idaho ID$32,205$43,171$20,500
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$38,247$42,618$20,000
University of Delaware DE$28,533$42,567$23,795
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI$33,158$42,330$22,384
Otterbein University OH$24,571$41,121$27,000
University of Florida FL$31,878$40,434$16,250
Eastern Kentucky University KY—$40,149—
Unity Environmental University ME$36,614$39,017$17,686
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID$38,938——
Delaware Valley University PA$36,266$38,899$27,000
Michigan Technological University MI$26,466$38,775—
Tarleton State University TX$36,509—$22,147