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 graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire504$43,8681 year out—$32,256 2University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California464$47,3381 year out$89,932$12,988 3University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California338$33,7591 year out$66,752$16,533 4American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia306$50,2601 year out$67,242$23,875 5Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas249$36,2661 year out$68,160$21,125 6University of California-DavisDavis, California241$38,9541 year out$74,836$15,200 7University of VermontBurlington, Vermont232$26,8711 year out$49,751$21,632 8University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington220$35,8671 year out$57,124$17,184 9Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington207$30,8991 year out$54,496$20,854 10University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado206$30,7471 year out$63,863$21,000 11University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin173$28,8241 year out$53,967$19,500 12University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California167$29,1521 year out$60,229$18,500 13University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts158$29,6901 year out$57,260$25,000 14University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota150$33,1321 year out$53,460$24,250 15Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio143$39,5451 year out$58,110$21,438 16Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida142$30,1461 year out$48,084$18,979 17University of South FloridaTampa, Florida136$36,0481 year out$49,650$18,840 18University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan134$29,2641 year out$59,553$16,577 19University of OregonEugene, Oregon134$30,2001 year out$47,594$20,500 20North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina133$32,9481 year out$51,631$21,500 21Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona132$40,4761 year out$60,661$21,000 22University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona130$44,5901 year out$52,075$44,087 23University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona126$30,6451 year out$46,607$22,483 24California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California120$29,9171 year out$50,871$15,500 25Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York119$28,1551 year out$59,013$18,269 26University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina114$33,9761 year out$55,613$12,044 27University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California108$31,9441 year out$80,496$18,000 28University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida108$33,7001 year out—$19,709 29Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona104$31,0971 year out$48,869$21,333 30Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina104$27,6311 year out$41,388$23,125 31San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California102$34,0901 year out$58,289$13,191 32University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut99$26,8991 year out$53,791$22,692 33Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon98$39,4791 year out$55,537$23,267 34University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina95$28,9351 year out$45,436$22,309 35Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa92$37,8901 year out$58,849$22,227 36Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan91$32,1181 year out$46,296$24,158 37University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska91$33,5141 year out$49,722$24,250 38University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming91$32,3621 year out$50,471$18,250 39Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas86$36,6011 year out$46,915$24,000 40Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona86$40,4761 year out$60,661$21,000 41Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan84$37,1701 year out$64,549$23,750 42University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois82$31,3691 year out$58,105$21,000 43Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana80$31,6551 year out—$19,500 44Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York79$41,6211 year out$61,505$16,500 45Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, Florida77$25,7091 year out$42,741$26,000 46University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina75$35,0811 year out$63,196$25,500 47University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland74$55,5451 year out$85,980$10,308 48University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California73$37,5241 year out$74,028$18,000 49The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas73$26,9311 year out$48,624$24,250 50Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts70$51,1371 year out$65,367$23,430 51University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia68$41,7901 year out$58,888$13,952 52California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California68$30,7121 year out$53,883$16,806 53Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois67$30,7971 year out$56,939$24,042 54University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire67$37,2861 year out$55,743$26,750 55San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California65—1 year out$83,305—56The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana65$27,5521 year out$41,182$21,250 57Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey64$33,2241 year out$51,177$23,281 58University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio64$34,4171 year out$41,026$22,125 59Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado63$17,3721 year out—$15,000 60Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey63$43,2231 year out$68,982$25,706 61Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon63$31,5121 year out$47,669$29,250 62California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California62$37,3081 year out$71,352$22,100 63University of California-IrvineIrvine, California62$36,3041 year out$59,960$12,477 64Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia62$32,0381 year out$53,220$23,500 65University of DelawareNewark, Delaware61$38,9081 year out$62,519$25,740 66Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama61$74,5461 year out$74,518$27,071 67Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts60$40,0441 year out—$18,050 68Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan60$26,2661 year out$41,641$24,250 69University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, North Carolina59$25,7581 year out$41,988$22,880 70Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont58$46,7581 year out—$13,000 71Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas57$29,4141 year out$50,255$24,515 72University of IowaIowa City, Iowa56$35,6501 year out$50,387$24,000 73University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky56$36,1171 year out$54,801$25,000 74Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina54$28,1211 year out$78,003$11,875 75Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida54$34,8751 year out$42,044$19,215 76California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California52$33,8701 year out$68,028$13,575 77University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada52$36,4811 year out$62,323$14,000 78SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York52—1 year out$60,084—79Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio52$34,0201 year out$39,120$21,556 80University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois50—1 year out——81University of KansasLawrence, Kansas50$34,3741 year out—$19,282 82California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California50$37,3641 year out—$12,424 83California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California50$31,9381 year out——84San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California49$28,7491 year out$61,590$16,150 85Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine49$38,4371 year out$56,602$9,614 86University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts49$41,5471 year out$51,477$21,386 87Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio49—1 year out$48,762$23,250 88University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin49$33,2621 year out$49,496$28,000 89University of RedlandsRedlands, California48$46,1641 year out$70,817$26,000 90University of FloridaGainesville, Florida48$34,4541 year out$53,912$20,500 91University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri48$27,4291 year out$44,555$20,210 92University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California47—1 year out$80,254$10,160 93Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine47$28,2161 year out$53,972$19,313 94Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California46$42,5761 year out$74,814$23,250 95Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado46$22,5411 year out$45,158$21,477 96Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania46$37,3301 year out$59,675$26,000 97St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota45$29,9211 year out—$24,455 98Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York45$24,3361 year out$59,487$16,277 99St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York43$33,2701 year out——100The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee43$28,1881 year out$44,034$20,500

Associate programs — top 100 of 166 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana30$32,1381 year out$57,911$12,000 2Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa29—1 year out$50,890$12,000 3Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York22—1 year out$35,284—4SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York22—1 year out$41,276—5Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin21$32,9961 year out$44,079$10,846 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

1University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin259—1 year out——2Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona38$38,5141 year out—$23,957 3University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri36—1 year out——4American River CollegeSacramento, California26—1 year out——5Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio26—1 year out——6Colorado Northwestern Community CollegeRangely, Colorado22$38,6981 year out$67,802$23,250 7Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida21—1 year out——8Reedley CollegeReedley, California16—1 year out——9Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida16$36,8731 year out—$16,471 10Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio16—1 year out——11Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama15—1 year out$80,703$27,275 12Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, Oregon14—1 year out——13Bastyr UniversityKenmore, Washington14—1 year out——14American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia13—1 year out—$9,543 15Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota11—1 year out$41,796—16Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gap, Virginia10—1 year out——17Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas8—1 year out——18Lackawanna CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania8$31,3011 year out—$11,024 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 (—).