Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 15 graduates a year

$40,759
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$69,077
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,012
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#21 of 265
Rank by pay
#37 of 265
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,125
Median federal debt

Sonoma State University graduates in natural resources conservation and research earn 26% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Sonoma State University Compares for Natural Resources Conservation and Research

All 265 colleges reporting natural resources conservation and research earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$82,861$72,968#6$49,111
2Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL$81,292$92,273#1$74,546
3University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$78,731$71,640#8—
4University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$78,624$71,543#9$47,338
5Tufts University Medford, MA$77,753$68,470#13$40,044
6University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD$77,259$67,804#18$55,545
7University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$75,927$69,089#12$31,944
8University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX$75,258$76,515#3$41,368
9Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA$74,393$65,511#27$50,931
10Brandeis University Waltham, MA$73,936$65,108#28$28,027
…
18Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$69,768$74,848#5$38,989
19California State University-Chico Chico, CA$69,531$63,269#35$33,758
20University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN$69,525$66,411#25$30,520
21Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$69,077$62,856#37$40,759
22University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$69,061$62,841#38$37,524
23Cornell University Ithaca, NY$68,088$64,806#30$41,621
24Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$67,805$59,511#61$43,223

Other Majors at Sonoma State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$143,886$125,646#5 of 966
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$112,757$78,247#25 of 258
Computer Science$106,181$66,481#132 of 349
Economics$83,668$53,825#148 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,887$55,001#215 of 1176
Communication and Media Studies$68,833$32,952#61 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,351$33,022#49 of 610
Criminal Justice and Corrections$66,892$38,444#51 of 660
Music$65,533—#1 of 268
Political Science and Government$65,009$43,547#200 of 565
Mathematics$64,913$38,699#212 of 309
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$64,116$35,263#7 of 103
Anthropology$62,674$31,744#9 of 188
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,444$39,758#100 of 476
English Language and Literature$59,418$31,282#60 of 576
Psychology$57,335$33,006#156 of 1027
History$56,819$31,992#102 of 459
Sociology$56,581$37,896#137 of 462
Biology$56,345$34,074#479 of 841
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,489$36,237#152 of 225
Education$52,842$31,095#8 of 27
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$52,672$33,906#41 of 172
Fine and Studio Arts$46,022$29,035#101 of 423
Geography and Cartography—$40,614—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Sonoma State University natural resources conservation and research graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,759 one year after graduating and $69,077 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Sonoma State University rank for natural resources conservation and research?

Among 265 colleges reporting earnings for natural resources conservation and research graduates, Sonoma State University ranks #21 by median pay four years after graduation, and #37 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is natural resources conservation and research at Sonoma State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 26% more than the national median for natural resources conservation and research ($55,012), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,125.

← All data for Sonoma State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.