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

1Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan30$48,9671 year out—$21,755 2West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia23$47,2321 year out—$25,000 3University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island34$44,4451 year out$64,504$25,000 4Glenville State UniversityGlenville, West Virginia12$42,4901 year out$57,986$23,250 5Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, New York22$41,8631 year out$55,219$27,000 6Everglades UniversityBoca Raton, Florida21$41,8591 year out—$47,000 7Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, Maine19$41,6851 year out$59,268$27,000 8University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire7$41,6811 year out—$27,000 9North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota22$40,9711 year out$60,668$27,000 10University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin75$40,5531 year out$53,081$22,132 11Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon155$39,4221 year out$45,158$34,429 12Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon5$39,4221 year out$45,158$34,429 13St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida28$38,7661 year out$52,247$34,017 14California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California129$37,1261 year out$69,368$20,000 15Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina23$36,8461 year out$42,455$21,962 16Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey34$36,0401 year out—$25,275 17Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio50$35,0191 year out$44,703$27,000 18University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho11$34,5421 year out—$26,000 19The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee26$33,5431 year out$45,422$22,748 20Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana58$32,5161 year out$57,520$23,008 21Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas—$32,0361 year out$50,321$21,500 22California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California—$31,7601 year out$69,924$19,209 23Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida37$30,8181 year out$35,067$21,730 24Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas8$30,3621 year out$60,521$21,815 25Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio17$24,5961 year out$51,456$25,998 26University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii40$20,8251 year out—$19,835 27Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado51—1 year out$65,688—28Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama46—1 year out——29SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York46—1 year out$54,010—30Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma32—1 year out——31Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois29—1 year out——32University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida28—1 year out$55,112—33Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania25—1 year out—$28,252 34The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana23—1 year out——35University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming21—1 year out——36Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas19—1 year out——37North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina16—1 year out——38South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota16—1 year out——39SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York14—1 year out——40SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York14—1 year out——41University of VermontBurlington, Vermont13—1 year out——42Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia12—1 year out——43Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington12—1 year out——44Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York11—1 year out$75,821—45Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas9—1 year out——46The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee8—1 year out——47Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas8—1 year out——48University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa7—1 year out——49Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina7—1 year out——50California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California6—1 year out$76,104—51Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware6—1 year out——52University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia6—1 year out$36,514—53Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota6—1 year out——54Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri5—1 year out——55Maryville CollegeMaryville, Tennessee5—1 year out——56Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas5—1 year out——57University of RedlandsRedlands, California4—1 year out——58Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida4—1 year out——59Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa4—1 year out——60New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico4—1 year out——61University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, Arkansas3—1 year out——62University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut2—1 year out——63Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida2—1 year out——64University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska2—1 year out——65Marietta CollegeMarietta, Ohio2—1 year out——66Ferrum CollegeFerrum, Virginia2—1 year out——67Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii1—1 year out——68Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan1—1 year out$70,146—69Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan1—1 year out——70Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi1—1 year out——71Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania1—1 year out—$28,252 72Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah1—1 year out——73California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California0—1 year out$47,629—74Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado——1 year out$64,712—

Associate programs — 22 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio34$27,8171 year out$44,672$12,000 2Minnesota 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—$12,000 6Green 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 (—).