Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
1,784 students earn a environmental/natural resources management and policy credential each year across 108 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $38,766
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $55,219
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Bachelor's programs — 74 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon155$39,4221 year out$45,158$34,4292California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California129$37,1261 year out$69,368$20,0003University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin75$40,5531 year out$53,081$22,1324Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana58$32,5161 year out$57,520$23,0085Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado51—1 year out$65,688—6Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio50$35,0191 year out$44,703$27,0007Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama46—1 year out——8SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York46—1 year out$54,010—9University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii40$20,8251 year out—$19,83510Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida37$30,8181 year out$35,067$21,73011Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey34$36,0401 year out—$25,27512University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island34$44,4451 year out$64,504$25,00013Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma32—1 year out——14Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan30$48,9671 year out—$21,75515Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois29—1 year out——16University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida28—1 year out$55,112—17St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida28$38,7661 year out$52,247$34,01718The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee26$33,5431 year out$45,422$22,74819Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania25—1 year out—$28,25220The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana23—1 year out——21Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina23$36,8461 year out$42,455$21,96222West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia23$47,2321 year out—$25,00023Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, New York22$41,8631 year out$55,219$27,00024North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota22$40,9711 year out$60,668$27,00025University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming21—1 year out——26Everglades UniversityBoca Raton, Florida21$41,8591 year out—$47,00027Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, Maine19$41,6851 year out$59,268$27,00028Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas19—1 year out——29Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio17$24,5961 year out$51,456$25,99830North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina16—1 year out——31South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota16—1 year out——32SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York14—1 year out——33SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York14—1 year out——34University of VermontBurlington, Vermont13—1 year out——35Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia12—1 year out——36Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington12—1 year out——37Glenville State UniversityGlenville, West Virginia12$42,4901 year out$57,986$23,25038University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho11$34,5421 year out—$26,00039Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York11—1 year out$75,821—40Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas9—1 year out——41The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee8—1 year out——42Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas8$30,3621 year out$60,521$21,81543Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas8—1 year out——44University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa7—1 year out——45University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire7$41,6811 year out—$27,00046Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina7—1 year out——47California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California6—1 year out$76,104—48Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware6—1 year out——49University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia6—1 year out$36,514—50Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota6—1 year out——51Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri5—1 year out——52Maryville CollegeMaryville, Tennessee5—1 year out——53Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas5—1 year out——54Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon5$39,4221 year out$45,158$34,42955University of RedlandsRedlands, California4—1 year out——56Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida4—1 year out——57Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa4—1 year out——58New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico4—1 year out——59University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, Arkansas3—1 year out——60University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut2—1 year out——61Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida2—1 year out——62University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska2—1 year out——63Marietta CollegeMarietta, Ohio2—1 year out——64Ferrum CollegeFerrum, Virginia2—1 year out——65Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii1—1 year out——66Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan1—1 year out$70,146—67Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan1—1 year out——68Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi1—1 year out——69Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania1—1 year out—$28,25270Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah1—1 year out——71California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California0—1 year out$47,629—72Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado——1 year out$64,712—73Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas—$32,0361 year out$50,321$21,50074California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California—$31,7601 year out$69,924$19,209
Associate programs — 22 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio34$27,8171 year out$44,672$12,0002Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota19—1 year out$52,766—3Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro, Georgia13—1 year out——4Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York12—1 year out——5SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York10—1 year out—$12,0006Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington10—1 year out——7College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho9—1 year out——8Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa9—1 year out——9Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, Michigan7—1 year out——10White Mountains Community CollegeBerlin, New Hampshire7—1 year out——11Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia7—1 year out——12Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter, South Carolina6—1 year out——13Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington6—1 year out——14Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, Minnesota5—1 year out——15Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado4—1 year out——16Northwest CollegePowell, Wyoming4—1 year out——17Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado2—1 year out——18Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado2—1 year out——19Central Maine Community CollegeAuburn, Maine2—1 year out——20Southeastern Technical CollegeVidalia, Georgia2—1 year out——21Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi1—1 year out——22Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos Bay, Oregon1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 30 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota19$45,5891 year out$62,202—2Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, Iowa18—1 year out——3University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin18—1 year out——4Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro, Georgia16—1 year out——5Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado14—1 year out——6Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, Washington14—1 year out$59,935—7Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia14—1 year out——8University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island9—1 year out——9University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia7—1 year out——10Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington7—1 year out——11Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan6—1 year out——12Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio6—1 year out——13The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington5—1 year out——14University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin4—1 year out——15Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado3—1 year out——16Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas3—1 year out——17Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah3—1 year out——18Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington3—1 year out——19Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado2—1 year out——20Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado2—1 year out——21University of ToledoToledo, Ohio2—1 year out——22Southeastern Technical CollegeVidalia, Georgia2—1 year out——23University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona1—1 year out——24Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona1—1 year out——25Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado1—1 year out——26College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois1—1 year out——27Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky1—1 year out——28Central Maine Community CollegeAuburn, Maine1—1 year out——29Bay de Noc Community CollegeEscanaba, Michigan1—1 year out——30Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey1—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).







































































































