Bachelor's · Cheney, Washington
Is Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Eastern Washington University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 6 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $42,494
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $62,413
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $16,292
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $58k (likely $58k – $79k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $19k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in WA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 6 years (likely 3.8–11.2)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$93k (likely −$207k – $44k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $158k (likely −$86k – $469k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 43%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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Other majors at Eastern Washington University
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Graduate certificate)$102,228
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$95,817
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$87,458
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$85,599
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$85,495
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Bachelor's)$84,265
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral)$80,406
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)$76,693
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$75,927
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$75,656
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)$75,533
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's)$75,152
Natural Resources Conservation and Research at other schools in Washington
- Seattle University$63,465
- Gonzaga University$60,015
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus$58,229
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus$58,229
- University of Washington-Tacoma Campus$58,229
- Washington State University$56,113
- Western Washington University$53,781
- Central Washington University$50,776
- University of Puget Sound$46,112