Natural Resources Conservation and Research: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of natural resources conservation and research graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 273 colleges. National median: $41,042, rising to $55,382 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1Columbia Southern UniversityAL$69,629$81,292$23,772
2Bentley UniversityMA$69,036——
3Brown UniversityRI$63,016——
4SUNY Maritime CollegeNY$61,388——
5Syracuse UniversityNY$60,456—$20,500
6Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMA$59,807$74,393$25,000
7University of Maryland Global CampusMD$57,207$77,259$17,593
8Washington State UniversityWA$56,113——
9University of California-BerkeleyCA$56,111$78,624$12,000
10Colgate UniversityNY$55,034$70,760—
11American Public University SystemWV$54,940$57,618$22,170
12Purdue University GlobalIN$53,250$102,903$29,133
13George Washington UniversityDC$52,523$66,178$21,500
14University of UtahUT$52,246$63,715$22,450
15University of Massachusetts-LowellMA$52,026$59,783$27,000
16University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMD$51,953$55,336$21,061
17The University of Arizona Global CampusAZ$51,336$55,435—
18Purdue University-Main CampusIN$51,198$69,768$19,500
19Central Washington UniversityWA$51,013$50,776—
20Bucknell UniversityPA$50,606$66,963$25,000
21University of Rhode IslandRI$50,226$59,964$16,500
22Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA$49,776$59,868$21,750
23Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH$49,280$55,733$19,288
24California State University-SacramentoCA$49,226$67,795$14,875
25Pace UniversityNY$48,582—$24,625
26Wilmington UniversityDE$48,153——
27Stetson UniversityFL$48,051$51,955—
28Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$47,993$67,805$15,000
29Rutgers University-NewarkNJ$47,993$67,805$15,000
30Northeastern University OaklandCA$47,927$70,272$19,500
31Northeastern UniversityMA$47,927$70,272$19,500
32Northeastern University Professional ProgramsMA$47,927$70,272$19,500
33Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegePA$47,703$60,193$21,500
34Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaPA$47,703$60,193$21,500
35Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA$47,703$60,193$21,500
36University of Minnesota-DuluthMN$47,589$56,728$15,000
37University of HoustonTX$47,522$73,559—
38University of Maryland-College ParkMD$47,094$59,329$13,795
39Elon UniversityNC$47,069——
40California State University-Long BeachCA$46,990$63,040$13,305
41Emory UniversityGA$46,942$64,795$15,000
42CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$46,848——
43Montana State UniversityMT$46,665$48,646$12,625
44Seattle UniversityWA$46,646$63,465—
45Kennesaw State UniversityGA$46,645—$25,177
46Eastern Michigan UniversityMI$46,558$54,315$25,792
47Central Michigan UniversityMI$46,497$48,290$23,542
48SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryNY$46,497$49,489$17,439
49Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$46,478$60,369$17,500
50Arizona State University Digital ImmersionAZ$46,478$60,369$17,500
51University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOK$46,414$64,798$21,235
52Ball State UniversityIN$46,393$56,072$15,531
53University of California-RiversideCA$46,178$64,944$13,500
54Duke UniversityNC$46,081$73,435$12,703
55Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaPA$46,012$56,959$26,000
56Oakland UniversityMI$45,988$59,922$19,500
57Occidental CollegeCA$45,932$59,542$20,250
58University of Colorado BoulderCO$45,812$63,337$15,050
59University of Southern MaineME$45,801$60,665—
60University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$45,704$58,475$14,000
61University of Wisconsin-OshkoshWI$45,616$49,074—
62Sonoma State UniversityCA$45,612$69,077—
63University of Massachusetts-BostonMA$45,568$61,382$22,500
64Metropolitan State UniversityMN$45,499——
65University of San DiegoCA$45,494$58,517$14,250
66University of Phoenix-ArizonaAZ$45,422$49,808$34,896
67Clemson UniversitySC$45,354$40,266$19,500
68University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$45,219$52,631$17,653
69Tennessee Technological UniversityTN$45,167$44,906—
70Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$45,077$63,175$22,895
71Carthage CollegeWI$45,037$48,562$27,000
72University of Nebraska at OmahaNE$45,009$48,942$22,750
73University of California-IrvineCA$44,994$59,908$13,686
74San Francisco State UniversityCA$44,855$62,116$13,964
75University of St ThomasMN$44,847$69,525$27,000
76University of California-DavisCA$44,789$65,983$12,653
77CUNY Queens CollegeNY$44,785$65,863—
78University of New Hampshire-Main CampusNH$44,780$57,747$26,000
79The University of TampaFL$44,718—$24,250
80George Mason UniversityVA$44,711$60,874$25,000
81University of RochesterNY$44,578—$19,000
82South Dakota State UniversitySD$44,568$50,420$19,280
83University of Michigan-DearbornMI$44,441$51,127—
84Colby CollegeME$44,377$55,719—
85University of RedlandsCA$44,289$57,319$23,250
86Baylor UniversityTX$44,286$59,701$16,125
87Nova Southeastern UniversityFL$44,148$61,554$18,500
88Santa Clara UniversityCA$44,061$72,889$24,500
89Baldwin Wallace UniversityOH$44,053——
90University of Houston-Clear LakeTX$43,979$75,258—
91Boston UniversityMA$43,972—$18,250
92Worcester State UniversityMA$43,943——
93Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$43,883$58,119$18,750
94Bridgewater CollegeVA$43,822——
95University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA$43,757——
96Wellesley CollegeMA$43,748—$11,000
97Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaPA$43,615$56,107—
98Georgia College & State UniversityGA$43,391$52,478—
99Wayne State UniversityMI$43,390$64,259$15,000
100Georgia Gwinnett CollegeGA$43,363——
101Iowa State UniversityIA$43,359$51,387$19,095
102University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH$43,297$55,075$22,000
103Cornell UniversityNY$43,280$68,088$12,500
104Hobart William Smith CollegesNY$43,154$61,905$25,000
105California State University-ChicoCA$43,037$69,531$13,009
106University of KentuckyKY$42,939$50,204$17,959
107University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC$42,850$65,337$10,134
108University of California-Santa BarbaraCA$42,711$63,628$11,500
109University of Wisconsin-Green BayWI$42,650$51,048$21,624
110Ramapo College of New JerseyNJ$42,597$58,005$11,384
111California State University-Monterey BayCA$42,560$51,598$12,634
112University of New EnglandME$42,559$48,309$26,000
113University of California-Los AngelesCA$42,557$75,927$11,426
114Plymouth State UniversityNH$42,477$55,156$24,781
115Oregon State UniversityOR$42,366$55,805$21,110
116Oregon State University-Cascades CampusOR$42,366$55,805$21,110
117Westfield State UniversityMA$42,253$51,547$19,500
118University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$42,251$65,714$19,500
119Middlebury CollegeVT$42,246$53,518$15,000
120Cleveland State UniversityOH$42,220$53,245$18,040
121University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWI$42,139$63,936$17,500
122Texas Tech UniversityTX$42,030$48,134$22,730
123Westminster UniversityUT$41,812$53,132—
124Gettysburg CollegePA$41,803$62,604$27,000
125University of San FranciscoCA$41,791$53,369$20,834
126Portland State UniversityOR$41,645$58,961$21,417
127University of DelawareDE$41,566$59,620$23,750
128University of Wisconsin-StoutWI$41,545$50,042—
129Rowan UniversityNJ$41,539$56,205$15,000
130University of South FloridaFL$41,483$53,991$17,757
131Franklin Pierce UniversityNH$41,462—$27,000
132Loyola University ChicagoIL$41,350$57,790$23,815
133Boise State UniversityID$41,209$50,697$20,000
134Drake UniversityIA$41,178—$16,500
135Towson UniversityMD$41,157$57,388$12,049
136University of Nevada-RenoNV$41,115$55,528$15,000
137Brandeis UniversityMA$41,042$73,936$17,590
138Indiana University-BloomingtonIN$41,037$55,861$19,500
139Northern Kentucky UniversityKY$40,941$48,949—
140Grand Canyon UniversityAZ$40,774—$25,000
141University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeWI$40,762$51,181$19,500
142University of ConnecticutCT$40,695$57,384$19,550
143University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusCT$40,695$57,384$19,550
144University of Connecticut-Avery PointCT$40,695$57,384$19,550
145University of Connecticut-StamfordCT$40,695$57,384$19,550
146University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusCT$40,695$57,384$19,550
147University of MaineME$40,674$52,523$22,245
148San Diego State UniversityCA$40,513$58,215$14,875
149Pennsylvania Western UniversityPA$40,320$50,722—
150University of PortlandOR$40,245$54,975—
151SUNY BrockportNY$40,194$48,574$23,000
152University of Central FloridaFL$40,140—$17,065
153Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$40,023$50,384$19,250
154Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$39,999$50,217$20,125
155The University of Texas at San AntonioTX$39,973$57,431$21,711
156Shepherd UniversityWV$39,961$46,797—
157University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA$39,767$58,229$14,000
158University of Washington-Bothell CampusWA$39,767$58,229$14,000
159University of Washington-Tacoma CampusWA$39,767$58,229$14,000
160University of Central ArkansasAR$39,588$56,167—
161Eastern Washington UniversityWA$39,562$58,106$16,292
162Northern Illinois UniversityIL$39,491$54,666$16,798
163University of DenverCO$39,461—$24,594
164University of IdahoID$39,456$62,791$16,500
165Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiTX$39,368$52,301$19,399
166Utah State UniversityUT$39,304—$17,384
167University of ArizonaAZ$39,295$51,871$20,239
168Stony Brook UniversityNY$39,187$49,759$20,500
169Bemidji State UniversityMN$39,159$49,001—
170University at AlbanyNY$38,933$58,784$19,000
171University of North Carolina WilmingtonNC$38,870$46,527$18,400
172Grand Valley State UniversityMI$38,864$49,113$23,000
173DePaul UniversityIL$38,746$52,622$24,500
174University of Southern CaliforniaCA$38,709$78,731$19,000
175California State University-San MarcosCA$38,666$55,903$14,250
176University of ArkansasAR$38,599$51,967$12,500
177Drexel UniversityPA$38,455$58,495$31,000
178Texas A&M University-College StationTX$38,368$57,722$19,500
179Southern Oregon UniversityOR$38,358$44,945$16,250
180Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$38,351$49,758$27,000
181Luther CollegeIA$38,341$52,296—
182University of California-San DiegoCA$38,323$69,061$13,992
183American UniversityDC$38,268$63,711$21,056
184Florida International UniversityFL$38,255$49,748—
185Stockton UniversityNJ$38,245$58,319$15,000
186Lake Forest CollegeIL$38,234—$23,583
187Western Michigan UniversityMI$38,227—$21,811
188University of Minnesota-CrookstonMN$38,183$49,610$12,968
189Augustana CollegeIL$38,113$62,757$27,000
190University of Wisconsin-River FallsWI$38,102$50,797$22,810
191Franklin and Marshall CollegePA$38,076——
192Northwestern UniversityIL$38,053——
193Western Washington UniversityWA$38,026$53,781$16,500
194University of KansasKS$38,001$54,687$18,353
195Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFL$37,680$51,265$14,798
196Texas State UniversityTX$37,652$55,595$17,750
197University of IowaIA$37,501$59,071$24,250
198North Carolina State University at RaleighNC$37,500$46,772$20,500
199Rollins CollegeFL$37,495$63,363$20,500
200Tufts UniversityMA$37,492$77,753$15,500
201University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC$37,462$50,447$19,500
202Keene State CollegeNH$37,136$58,065$25,161
203Gonzaga UniversityWA$37,106$60,015$26,250
204State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$37,082$54,099$25,029
205Vassar CollegeNY$36,886—$19,000
206St. John's University-New YorkNY$36,779$48,922—
207Auburn University at MontgomeryAL$36,570——
208Florida State UniversityFL$36,369$54,288$12,700
209St. Mary's College of MarylandMD$36,270$56,619$18,250
210University of Nebraska-LincolnNE$36,259$46,817$21,500
211Mount Holyoke CollegeMA$36,241$43,204$19,500
212University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$36,173$56,916$19,309
213Rhode Island CollegeRI$36,144$54,516—
214Michigan State UniversityMI$36,007$60,728$17,250
215Appalachian State UniversityNC$35,937$46,207$18,093
216University of Notre DameIN$35,900——
217Northern Michigan UniversityMI$35,785$50,300$17,818
218Flagler CollegeFL$35,752$48,085$23,750
219Western Carolina UniversityNC$35,697$40,831$19,391
220Juniata CollegePA$35,677$49,586$27,000
221Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$35,662$48,321$17,981
222Fort Lewis CollegeCO$35,638$46,492$12,500
223Upper Iowa UniversityIA$35,558$41,765—
224Saint Michael's CollegeVT$35,532$46,755$21,500
225The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaTN$35,490$45,955$19,607
226University of California-Santa CruzCA$35,486$55,240$14,020
227University of Illinois SpringfieldIL$35,442$54,579—
228Temple UniversityPA$35,406$60,864$22,500
229Skidmore CollegeNY$35,327$51,512$20,500
230The University of AlabamaAL$35,325$52,619$18,875
231Allegheny CollegePA$35,322$51,265—
232The University of MontanaMT$35,191$43,813$20,481
233Fordham UniversityNY$35,163$71,430$23,000
234University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO$34,984$49,013$18,952
235Salisbury UniversityMD$34,940$49,706$18,500
236Western Colorado UniversityCO$34,852$49,170$12,000
237Pacific UniversityOR$34,838$47,202—
238Kent State University at StarkOH$34,569$47,208$23,737
239Kent State University at KentOH$34,569$47,208$23,737
240University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA$34,405$54,215$21,437
241University at BuffaloNY$34,322—$18,897
242University of WyomingWY$34,196$51,552$21,307
243Oberlin CollegeOH$33,621$46,580$25,000
244University of Puget SoundWA$33,615$46,112$17,635
245University of FloridaFL$33,488$62,683$12,899
246University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$33,441$55,382$13,866
247University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$33,438$46,518$19,500
248The University of Texas at El PasoTX$33,415——
249St Lawrence UniversityNY$33,377—$26,000
250Florida Southern CollegeFL$33,157$48,480$22,367
251University of ToledoOH$33,107$49,332$18,516
252Roanoke CollegeVA$33,098$54,957$24,250
253Lewis & Clark CollegeOR$33,085$50,222$20,000
254Smith CollegeMA$33,072$48,183$11,588
255Macalester CollegeMN$32,705$45,632$17,875
256Colorado State University PuebloCO$32,612——
257University of OregonOR$32,415$49,770$18,000
258University of MiamiFL$32,139—$21,125
259McDaniel CollegeMD$31,897$53,032$18,650
260University of VermontVT$31,804$46,986$19,000
261Eckerd CollegeFL$31,532$39,932$20,750
262California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtCA$31,332$50,915$15,593
263Centre CollegeKY$31,124——
264Willamette UniversityOR$31,086$54,657$19,332
265Prescott CollegeAZ$30,880—$15,750
266California State University-Channel IslandsCA$30,862—$15,400
267Binghamton UniversityNY$30,817$55,579$19,000
268Randolph-Macon CollegeVA$30,510$54,186—
269Tulane University of LouisianaLA$29,251$47,709$22,250
270St Olaf CollegeMN$28,199$48,137$26,000
271Warren Wilson CollegeNC$26,655$43,793$21,103
272Washington CollegeMD$23,622$46,831$20,500
273Ithaca CollegeNY$22,794$48,010$19,000

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do natural resources conservation and research graduates earn?

The median college reports $41,042 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in natural resources conservation and research and $55,382 four years after. The highest is $69,629 at Columbia Southern University.

How much student debt do natural resources conservation and research graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $19,500 at the typical college.