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Natural Resources & Conservation

Majors within Natural Resources & Conservation, ranked by median graduate earnings five years out.

$52,714
Typical earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
6
Majors in this field
396
College programs

Majors in Natural Resources & Conservation

1
Forestry
Natural Resources & Conservation
$60,834median earnings (5 yr)
36colleges
Strong return DR 50 CExplore
2
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Natural Resources & Conservation
$60,061median earnings (5 yr)
44colleges
Strong return DR 44 DExplore
3
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Natural Resources & Conservation
$58,196median earnings (5 yr)
270colleges
Break-even DR 41 DExplore
4
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Natural Resources & Conservation
$47,738median earnings (5 yr)
9colleges
Poor return DR 24 FExplore
5
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Natural Resources & Conservation
$44,935median earnings (5 yr)
34colleges
Poor return DR 23 FExplore
6
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
Natural Resources & Conservation
$44,517median earnings (5 yr)
3colleges
Poor return DR 20 FExplore
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Top colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation

Highest DR-rated colleges that offer Natural Resources & Conservation programs.

1
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$89,8385-yr earnings
$13,481net price/yr
+664%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
2
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME · Private
$122,1265-yr earnings
$14,398net price/yr
+1,099%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
3
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$81,9765-yr earnings
$12,548net price/yr
+569%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
4
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
$83,2535-yr earnings
$13,138net price/yr
+541%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
5
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private
$100,4845-yr earnings
$23,777net price/yr
+456%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
6
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
$73,5955-yr earnings
$6,541net price/yr
+804%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
7
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private
$98,6965-yr earnings
$21,590net price/yr
+470%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
8
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public
$82,7755-yr earnings
$14,091net price/yr
+512%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
9
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
$87,8765-yr earnings
$16,665net price/yr
+484%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI
10
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private
$102,0515-yr earnings
$28,690net price/yr
+376%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 88 AView ROI
11
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public
$78,3155-yr earnings
$12,470net price/yr
+500%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 88 AView ROI
12
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA · Public
$77,0735-yr earnings
$14,251net price/yr
+413%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 87 AView ROI

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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Data as of 2024 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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