Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Master's Degree · about 149 graduates a year

$72,276
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$84,831
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$74,607
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#12 of 58
Rank by pay
#25 of 58
Rank, wage-adjusted
$41,000
Median federal debt

Harvard University graduates in natural resources conservation and research earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 48% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Harvard University Compares for Natural Resources Conservation and Research

All 58 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
1American University Washington, DC$104,878$91,900#9$73,531
2University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$102,274$93,063#6$69,495
3Yale University New Haven, CT$100,347$90,344#10$75,985
4Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$98,458$93,712#5$62,493
5Duke University Durham, NC$96,411$103,463#1$67,458
6University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX$94,092$95,664#4—
7University of Idaho Moscow, ID$92,396$98,250#2—
8California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA$91,697$83,438#13$62,270
9Webster University Saint Louis, MO$89,701$96,178#3$81,807
10University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$88,781$80,785#16$55,039
11University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$87,988$92,773#7$59,248
12Harvard University Cambridge, MA$84,831$74,703#25$72,276
13University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$83,567$79,824#18$52,823
14University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$83,058$84,471#12$64,831
15University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$81,568$76,282#21$57,788

Other Majors at Harvard University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$228,519$177,890#3 of 23
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$198,921$231,040#15 of 17
Computer and Information Sciences$189,806$158,673#7 of 78
Public Administration$177,149$133,307#1 of 243
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$168,833$142,377#3 of 23
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$155,888—#2 of 13
Biotechnology$155,219—#1 of 15
Finance and Financial Management Services$153,797$111,894#11 of 69
Public Health$153,029$108,479#2 of 201
Public Policy Analysis$129,978$87,444#1 of 50
Educational/Instructional Media Design$127,546$90,736#1 of 82
Area Studies$115,583—#2 of 10
Visual and Performing Arts$113,887$115,516—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$113,503$103,400#207 of 861
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$102,979$84,062#2 of 36
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$92,158$68,115#4 of 34
Student Counseling and Personnel Services—$91,204—
Education$88,307$65,968#8 of 214
Behavioral Sciences—$87,946—
Architectural Sciences and Technology$85,062$70,798#5 of 30
Theological and Ministerial Studies$61,789$37,385#43 of 94
Educational Administration and Supervision—$56,806—
Museology/Museum Studies$49,683$44,792#8 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $72,276 one year after graduating and $84,831 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 58 colleges reporting earnings for natural resources conservation and research graduates, Harvard University ranks #12 by median pay four years after graduation, and #25 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for natural resources conservation and research ($74,607), and the median federal debt at graduation is $41,000.

← All data for Harvard 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.