Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 50 graduates a year

$35,019
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,528
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,185
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#20 of 29
Rank by pay
#13 of 29
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,812
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in environmental/natural resources management and policy earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 47% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus Compares for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

All 29 colleges reporting environmental/natural resources management and policy 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
1California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA$82,315$74,901#2—
2West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$75,022$88,755#1$47,232
3University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$72,311$71,219#4$44,445
4University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$71,279$65,655#6$41,681
5California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$68,965$62,754#7$37,126
6Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$68,913$72,661#3$48,967
7California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA$67,558$61,473#9$31,760
8SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY$65,604$62,441#8—
9Everglades University Boca Raton, FL$61,850$65,831#5$41,859
10Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY$58,610$55,785#15—
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17Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$52,730$53,041#20$39,422
18Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$52,730$53,041#21$39,422
19North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$52,570$54,464#18$40,971
20Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$52,528$56,055#13$35,019
21Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$52,242$45,852#28$36,040
22Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX$51,226$52,082#23$32,036
23Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$50,173$58,079#10$32,516

Other Majors at Ohio State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$123,731$83,342#31 of 189
Applied Mathematics$120,495$82,523#5 of 45
Computer and Information Sciences$118,833$82,448#49 of 459
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$111,500$68,814#11 of 126
Management Information Systems and Services$110,192$72,017#10 of 166
Industrial Engineering$106,932$80,876#18 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,400$78,872#121 of 258
Chemical Engineering$98,851$77,455#59 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,986$65,181#63 of 452
Engineering$97,144$78,734#8 of 19
Business/Managerial Economics$96,843$61,979#12 of 84
Mechanical Engineering$96,418$79,359#69 of 318
Physics$94,543$53,504#15 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$92,999$72,062#43 of 59
Real Estate$91,213$72,769#9 of 25
Engineering Physics$90,938—#4 of 10
Accounting and Related Services$90,850$62,399#110 of 796
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$90,065$65,469#76 of 118
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$88,205$71,570#1 of 5
Materials Engineering$86,084$70,371#26 of 34
Business Administration, Management and Operations$85,586$61,423#76 of 1176
Civil Engineering$85,202$68,031#115 of 233
Human Resources Management and Services$82,371$58,991#20 of 187
Agricultural Engineering$81,917$62,981#18 of 26
Mathematics$81,909$52,921#75 of 309
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,795$71,175#651 of 966
International Business$81,473$57,678#30 of 115
Marketing$81,119$56,465#67 of 516
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,775$67,938#26 of 46
Health and Medical Administrative Services$80,315$54,301#22 of 275

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ohio State University-Main Campus environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,019 one year after graduating and $52,528 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for environmental/natural resources management and policy?

Among 29 colleges reporting earnings for environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #20 by median pay four years after graduation, and #13 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is environmental/natural resources management and policy at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for environmental/natural resources management and policy ($56,185), and the median federal debt at graduation is $24,812.

← All data for Ohio State University-Main Campus · 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.