Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 41 graduates a year

$21,227
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,795
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,012
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#39 of 265
Rank by pay
#21 of 265
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,172
Median federal debt

Emory University graduates in natural resources conservation and research earn 18% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Emory 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
…
36Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ$65,075$57,115#87—
37University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$64,944$59,095#68$30,521
38University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK$64,798$72,753#7$42,057
39Emory University Atlanta, GA$64,795$67,076#21$21,227
40University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI$63,936$66,528#24$35,693
41American University Washington, DC$63,711$55,827#101$46,780
42University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$63,628$57,897#79$33,759

Other Majors at Emory University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$159,541$80,623#24 of 349
Business Administration, Management and Operations$136,731$85,682#6 of 1176
Economics$111,631$71,340#45 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$101,903$79,073#123 of 966
Political Science and Government$94,001$46,629#12 of 565
Statistics$93,446$60,714#22 of 50
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$90,025—#9 of 476
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$87,254$37,974#2 of 610
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$83,279—#57 of 253
Chemistry$79,034$32,130#24 of 209
Communication and Media Studies$78,866$37,237#12 of 660
Anthropology$78,768$36,700#3 of 188
International Relations and National Security Studies$78,029$45,022#18 of 118
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$76,993—#3 of 90
Area Studies$75,205$33,549#8 of 70
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$73,795$26,663#12 of 67
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$72,399$40,019#16 of 225
Biology$70,959$23,492#90 of 841
History$69,988$33,710#24 of 459
English Language and Literature$66,762$36,019#23 of 576
Psychology$59,628$32,085#104 of 1027
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$58,745—#18 of 103
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$54,848$29,909#44 of 137
Music—$33,430—
Sociology—$30,516—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $21,227 one year after graduating and $64,795 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Emory University rank for natural resources conservation and research?

Among 265 colleges reporting earnings for natural resources conservation and research graduates, Emory University ranks #39 by median pay four years after graduation, and #21 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is natural resources conservation and research at Emory University worth it?

Its graduates earn 18% more than the national median for natural resources conservation and research ($55,012), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,172.

← All data for Emory 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.