Natural Resources Conservation and Research at George Washington University

Washington, DC · Bachelor's Degree · about 36 graduates a year

$51,201
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$66,178
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,012
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#30 of 265
Rank by pay
#77 of 265
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,500
Median federal debt

George Washington University graduates in natural resources conservation and research earn 20% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How George Washington 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
…
27Villanova University Villanova, PA$67,060$68,201#14$56,549
28Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$67,020$61,732#48$47,671
29Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA$66,963$68,102#16$46,698
30George Washington University Washington, DC$66,178$57,989#77$51,201
31University of California-Davis Davis, CA$65,983$60,040#58$38,954
32CUNY Queens College Queens, NY$65,863$62,688#39$27,677
33University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$65,714$69,288#11$29,264

Other Majors at George Washington University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$150,716$104,200#30 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$126,638$73,833#15 of 452
Systems Engineering$120,976—#4 of 11
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$120,730$66,362#8 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$116,795$69,151#11 of 796
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$112,554$86,753#7 of 99
Business/Commerce$107,023$58,373#10 of 271
Information Science/Studies$105,145—#10 of 148
Mechanical Engineering$101,196$82,361#34 of 318
Civil Engineering$100,990—#9 of 233
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,601$69,942#27 of 118
Statistics$100,578—#15 of 50
Economics$99,406$67,684#70 of 368
International Business$99,018$70,856#13 of 115
Human Resources Management and Services$97,126$57,219#5 of 187
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$96,741$79,221#172 of 966
Marketing$95,528$54,833#12 of 516
Computer and Information Sciences$93,692$71,192#163 of 459
Health and Medical Administrative Services$92,810—#4 of 275
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$88,114—#5 of 225
Public Health$87,217$44,809#4 of 215
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$85,459—#4 of 178
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$82,325$66,905#25 of 93
Journalism$81,927$52,015#2 of 187
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$81,548—#3 of 64
Criminal Justice and Corrections$80,070$51,256#6 of 660
Political Science and Government$79,692$51,537#43 of 565
Psychology$79,187—#5 of 1027
Communication and Media Studies$79,112$50,552#11 of 660
Sociology$78,857—#5 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do George Washington University natural resources conservation and research graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $51,201 one year after graduating and $66,178 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does George Washington University rank for natural resources conservation and research?

Among 265 colleges reporting earnings for natural resources conservation and research graduates, George Washington University ranks #30 by median pay four years after graduation, and #77 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is natural resources conservation and research at George Washington University worth it?

Its graduates earn 20% more than the national median for natural resources conservation and research ($55,012), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,500.

← All data for George Washington 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.