Natural Resources Conservation and Research

19,273 students earn a natural resources conservation and research credential each year across 897 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: $34,090
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $55,145

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 717 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama61$74,5461 year out$74,518$27,071 2Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts—$68,6001 year out—$27,000 3Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania20$56,5491 year out——4University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland74$55,5451 year out$85,980$10,308 5George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia36$51,2011 year out$65,865$19,500 6Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts70$51,1371 year out$65,367$23,430 7Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts2$51,1371 year out$65,367$23,430 8Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts30$50,9311 year out$74,074$26,000 9American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia306$50,2601 year out$67,242$23,875 10Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California23$49,5291 year out$68,098—11Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts38$49,1111 year out—$17,200 12Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana24$48,3611 year out$44,408$55,306 13Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire0$47,6711 year out—$15,078 14University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California464$47,3381 year out$89,932$12,988 15American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia26$46,7801 year out$78,483$26,905 16Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont58$46,7581 year out—$13,000 17Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania27$46,6981 year out—$26,798 18University of RedlandsRedlands, California48$46,1641 year out$70,817$26,000 19University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts26$45,2151 year out—$27,000 20University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona130$44,5901 year out$52,075$44,087 21Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas26$44,4861 year out—$23,322 22Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado25$44,2361 year out$55,583$25,370 23University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia20$44,1241 year out$55,885—24Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota10$44,0471 year out——25Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire504$43,8681 year out—$32,256 26Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, New York36$43,6711 year out$70,359$27,000 27Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota6$43,5551 year out$53,507$26,000 28Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey63$43,2231 year out$68,982$25,706 29Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey12$43,2231 year out$68,982$25,706 30George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia39$43,0381 year out$54,409$23,021 31Barnard CollegeNew York, New York24$42,6221 year out——32Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California46$42,5761 year out$74,814$23,250 33University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma25$42,0571 year out$54,775$24,125 34The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona17$41,8931 year out$45,089$45,254 35Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York38$41,8701 year out$78,918$17,000 36University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia68$41,7901 year out$58,888$13,952 37Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York79$41,6211 year out$61,505$16,500 38University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts49$41,5471 year out$51,477$21,386 39University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas10$41,3681 year out$67,590—40University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland39$41,1521 year out$65,351$19,699 41Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California15$40,7591 year out$62,755$15,856 42Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island7$40,7521 year out—$24,125 43William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey10$40,6131 year out——44Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania19$40,4771 year out$54,166$26,250 45Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona132$40,4761 year out$60,661$21,000 46Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona86$40,4761 year out$60,661$21,000 47University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island40$40,0671 year out$58,743$19,500 48Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts60$40,0441 year out—$18,050 49Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont8$39,9971 year out$42,719—50Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania8$39,9031 year out—$27,000 51Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island7$39,8691 year out$68,445$26,000 52Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington23$39,6711 year out——53Roanoke CollegeSalem, Virginia13$39,5881 year out—$27,000 54Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio143$39,5451 year out$58,110$21,438 55Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon98$39,4791 year out$55,537$23,267 56Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon3$39,4791 year out$55,537$23,267 57Longwood UniversityFarmville, Virginia10$39,3911 year out——58Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia37$39,3611 year out$65,308$26,408 59University of MaineOrono, Maine33$39,2971 year out$57,652$26,500 60Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota14$39,1951 year out—$24,000 61Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania10$39,0681 year out$63,079$24,125 62University of DenverDenver, Colorado27$39,0171 year out—$25,899 63Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana36$38,9891 year out—$19,500 64University of California-DavisDavis, California241$38,9541 year out$74,836$15,200 65University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California34$38,9491 year out$67,402$23,125 66University of DelawareNewark, Delaware61$38,9081 year out$62,519$25,740 67California State University-East BayHayward, California11$38,8761 year out——68Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater, Virginia10$38,8381 year out——69University of RochesterRochester, New York18$38,7621 year out—$19,625 70Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine49$38,4371 year out$56,602$9,614 71University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina13$38,4001 year out——72Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania9$38,1831 year out——73Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota29$38,0241 year out$59,016$23,250 74Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa92$37,8901 year out$58,849$22,227 75Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts20$37,7241 year out——76Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas15$37,6371 year out$55,132$24,617 77University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California73$37,5241 year out$74,028$18,000 78Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas43$37,4971 year out$50,178$27,523 79University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, Minnesota14$37,4531 year out$52,714$21,380 80California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California50$37,3641 year out—$12,424 81Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania46$37,3301 year out$59,675$26,000 82Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania14$37,3301 year out$59,675$26,000 83Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania8$37,3301 year out$59,675$26,000 84California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California62$37,3081 year out$71,352$22,100 85University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire67$37,2861 year out$55,743$26,750 86University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida35$37,2141 year out$50,951—87Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan84$37,1701 year out$64,549$23,750 88Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky14$36,8941 year out—$16,900 89University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland36$36,8041 year out$53,247$21,750 90Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana34$36,7451 year out$60,659$27,040 91Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas86$36,6011 year out$46,915$24,000 92Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania19$36,5361 year out—$22,888 93University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada52$36,4811 year out$62,323$14,000 94Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire16$36,4231 year out$49,533$23,360 95Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois36$36,4091 year out$48,605$26,625 96Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania10$36,3451 year out$46,478—97University of California-IrvineIrvine, California62$36,3041 year out$59,960$12,477 98Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas249$36,2661 year out$68,160$21,125 99Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio16$36,2361 year out$63,744—100University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky56$36,1171 year out$54,801$25,000

Associate programs — top 100 of 166 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin21$32,9961 year out$44,079$10,846 2Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana30$32,1381 year out$57,911$12,000 3Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa29—1 year out$50,890$12,000 4Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York22—1 year out$35,284—5SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York22—1 year out$41,276—6Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan20—1 year out——7Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota20—1 year out$48,921—8Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah17—1 year out——9Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California16—1 year out——10Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut16—1 year out——11CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York15—1 year out——12Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas15—1 year out——13Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi14—1 year out——14Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey14—1 year out——15Columbia CollegeSonora, California13—1 year out——16Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California13—1 year out——17Northern Marianas CollegeSaipan, Northern Mariana Islands13—1 year out——18American River CollegeSacramento, California11—1 year out——19Reedley CollegeReedley, California11—1 year out——20Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California11—1 year out——21Ocean County CollegeToms River, New Jersey11—1 year out——22Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York11—1 year out——23University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio11—1 year out——24Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania11—1 year out——25Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania11—1 year out——26College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California10—1 year out——27West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California10—1 year out——28St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida10—1 year out——29Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell, New Jersey10—1 year out——30Community College of VermontMontpelier, Vermont10—1 year out——31San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California9—1 year out——32Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, Minnesota9—1 year out——33SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York9—1 year out——34Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, North Carolina9—1 year out——35United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarck, North Dakota9—1 year out——36Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma9—1 year out——37Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California8—1 year out——38Sierra CollegeRocklin, California8—1 year out——39Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown, Maryland8—1 year out——40Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——41College of the Muscogee NationOkmulgee, Oklahoma8—1 year out——42Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California7—1 year out——43Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts7—1 year out——44North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, Massachusetts7—1 year out——45Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, Michigan7—1 year out——46Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey7—1 year out——47SUNY Broome Community CollegeBinghamton, New York7—1 year out——48Cayuga County Community CollegeAuburn, New York7—1 year out——49Niagara County Community CollegeSanborn, New York7—1 year out——50Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——51College of the DesertPalm Desert, California6—1 year out——52Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely, Colorado6—1 year out——53Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida6—1 year out——54Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, Iowa6—1 year out——55Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts6—1 year out——56College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada6—1 year out——57Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, Oregon6—1 year out——58American Samoa Community CollegePago Pago, American Samoa6—1 year out——59Sussex County Community CollegeNewton, New Jersey6—1 year out——60Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, California5—1 year out——61Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, California5—1 year out——62Ohlone CollegeFremont, California5—1 year out——63Chesapeake CollegeWye Mills, Maryland5—1 year out——64Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth, New Hampshire5—1 year out——65SUNY Corning Community CollegeCorning, New York5—1 year out——66CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York5—1 year out——67Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, New York5—1 year out——68Mountain Gateway Community CollegeClifton Forge, Virginia5—1 year out——69Butte CollegeOroville, California4—1 year out——70Chabot CollegeHayward, California4—1 year out——71Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——72San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California4—1 year out——73Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California4—1 year out——74Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida4—1 year out——75Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida4—1 year out——76Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida4—1 year out——77Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois4—1 year out——78Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa Falls, Iowa4—1 year out——79College of Southern MarylandLa Plata, Maryland4—1 year out——80Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, Massachusetts4—1 year out——81Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri4—1 year out——82NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeConcord, New Hampshire4—1 year out——83Jamestown Community CollegeJamestown, New York4—1 year out——84Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeNew Town, North Dakota4—1 year out——85Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates, North Dakota4—1 year out——86Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——87Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, South Dakota4—1 year out——88Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gap, Virginia4—1 year out——89Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, Washington4—1 year out——90Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet, Minnesota4—1 year out——91Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake, Minnesota4—1 year out——92College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho4—1 year out——93Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community CollegeLAnse, Michigan4—1 year out——94Shasta CollegeRedding, California3—1 year out——95Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida3—1 year out——96Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts3—1 year out——97Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan3—1 year out——98Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan3—1 year out——99Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota3—1 year out——100Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota3—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 81 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely, Colorado22$38,6981 year out$67,802$23,250 2Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona38$38,5141 year out—$23,957 3Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida16$36,8731 year out—$16,471 4Lackawanna CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania8$31,3011 year out—$11,024 5University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin259—1 year out——6University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri36—1 year out——7American River CollegeSacramento, California26—1 year out——8Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio26—1 year out——9Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida21—1 year out——10Reedley CollegeReedley, California16—1 year out——11Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio16—1 year out——12Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama15—1 year out$80,703$27,275 13Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, Oregon14—1 year out——14Bastyr UniversityKenmore, Washington14—1 year out——15American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia13—1 year out—$9,543 16Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota11—1 year out$41,796—17Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gap, Virginia10—1 year out——18Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas8—1 year out——19Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California7—1 year out——20West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California7—1 year out——21Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida7—1 year out——22Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia7—1 year out——23Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan7—1 year out——24NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville, Arkansas7—1 year out——25College of the DesertPalm Desert, California6—1 year out——26Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California6—1 year out——27Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida6—1 year out——28Pace UniversityNew York, New York6—1 year out——29Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona5—1 year out——30Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California5—1 year out——31Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado5—1 year out——32University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland5—1 year out——33Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, North Carolina5—1 year out——34Fresno City CollegeFresno, California4—1 year out——35Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California4—1 year out——36St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida4—1 year out——37Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, Minnesota4—1 year out——38Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——39Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, South Dakota4—1 year out——40Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona3—1 year out——41Merritt CollegeOakland, California3—1 year out——42West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California3—1 year out——43Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas3—1 year out——44Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah3—1 year out——45Mountain Gateway Community CollegeClifton Forge, Virginia3—1 year out——46Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, Washington3—1 year out——47Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming3—1 year out——48Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana3—1 year out——49University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska2—1 year out——50Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona2—1 year out——51Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California2—1 year out——52Columbia CollegeSonora, California2—1 year out——53Ohlone CollegeFremont, California2—1 year out——54Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida2—1 year out——55Florida Gateway CollegeLake City, Florida2—1 year out——56Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota2—1 year out——57The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas2—1 year out——58Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah2—1 year out——59New River Community CollegeDublin, Virginia2—1 year out——60Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona2—1 year out——61Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community CollegeLAnse, Michigan2—1 year out——62Butte CollegeOroville, California1—1 year out——63City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California1—1 year out——64Shasta CollegeRedding, California1—1 year out——65Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut1—1 year out——66University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia1—1 year out——67Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho1—1 year out——68University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho1—1 year out——69Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois1—1 year out——70Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky1—1 year out——71University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine1—1 year out——72Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable, Massachusetts1—1 year out——73Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri1—1 year out——74The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana1—1 year out——75Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey1—1 year out——76Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpoint, New Mexico1—1 year out——77Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma1—1 year out——78Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah1—1 year out——79University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin1—1 year out——80Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California1—1 year out——81University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia1—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 (—).