Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 79 graduates a year

$41,621
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$68,088
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$55,012
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#23 of 265
Rank by pay
#30 of 265
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,500
Median federal debt

Cornell University graduates in natural resources conservation and research earn 24% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Cornell 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
…
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
25Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ$67,805$59,511#62$43,223
26California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$67,795$61,689#49$37,308

Other Majors at Cornell University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$223,309$152,656#3 of 349
Operations Research$151,709$96,377—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$147,241$100,516#4 of 258
Agricultural Business and Management$145,218$92,163#1 of 77
Computer and Information Sciences$144,389$103,650#18 of 459
Economics$137,935$84,967#12 of 368
Mathematics$134,455$87,251#7 of 309
Engineering$128,207—#2 of 57
Public Policy Analysis$126,767$77,906#1 of 34
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$124,242$78,358—
Physics$118,649$50,933#2 of 107
Chemical Engineering$116,165$85,578#4 of 158
Human Resources Management and Services$112,713$73,436#1 of 187
Hospitality Administration/Management$112,289$77,803#1 of 137
Mechanical Engineering$112,212$85,440#9 of 318
Statistics$111,090$82,531#8 of 50
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$103,016$69,558#1 of 46
Agricultural Engineering$99,600$54,435#1 of 26
Area Studies$96,976$43,831#1 of 70
Political Science and Government$95,391$60,292#7 of 565
Apparel and Textiles$94,967—#1 of 57
Civil Engineering$91,242$80,261#47 of 233
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$89,275$33,419#4 of 225
Communication and Media Studies$88,463$62,182#3 of 660
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$85,883$38,841#3 of 17
Food Science and Technology$84,147$64,062#2 of 29
History$82,031$44,706#9 of 459
Chemistry$79,311$28,372#22 of 209
Psychology$78,049$36,630#6 of 1027
Sociology$73,200$36,709#9 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $41,621 one year after graduating and $68,088 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 265 colleges reporting earnings for natural resources conservation and research graduates, Cornell University ranks #23 by median pay four years after graduation, and #30 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 24% more than the national median for natural resources conservation and research ($55,012), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,500.

← All data for Cornell 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.