Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management at Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 5 graduates a year

$43,282
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,437
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$45,338
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 37
Rank by pay
#3 of 37
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,500
Median federal debt

Stephen F Austin State University graduates in wildlife and wildlands science and management earn 24% more 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 Stephen F Austin State University Compares for Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

All 37 colleges reporting wildlife and wildlands science and management 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
1Valley City State University Valley City, ND$69,799$72,314#1$44,253
2Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$56,437$57,380#3$43,282
3Auburn University Auburn, AL$54,449$61,804#2$28,748
4South Dakota State University Brookings, SD$50,623$54,490#5$39,483
5Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY$50,171$47,752#17$35,979
6Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$49,948$52,664#9$27,762
7Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN$49,040$46,844#20$35,806
8The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$48,882$53,398#7$30,924
9Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$47,496$43,249#29$25,563
10University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$47,370$43,633#28$27,698

Other Majors at Stephen F Austin State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,107$74,683#560 of 966
Engineering Physics$80,086$52,715#9 of 10
Computer and Information Sciences$75,271$49,445#350 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$69,635$49,406#493 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$65,535$52,710#395 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,185$41,585#708 of 1176
Business/Commerce$61,686$40,868#186 of 271
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,476$34,509#76 of 215
Mathematics$59,075$52,774#259 of 309
Interior Architecture$59,047$38,538#12 of 17
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,606$40,308#183 of 660
Marketing$57,974$46,014#415 of 516
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$57,742$26,168#23 of 50
Dance$57,593$33,340#2 of 58
Forestry$55,786$39,953#23 of 31
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,250$38,249#244 of 610
Animal Sciences$54,984$31,059#8 of 78
Biology$54,199$29,372#553 of 841
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$54,077$37,637#148 of 265
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$52,716$31,491#111 of 156
Music$52,341$47,318#43 of 268
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$51,494$38,375#43 of 90
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$51,393$33,767#58 of 85
Social Work$50,754$36,628#231 of 420
Communication and Media Studies$50,302$33,906#440 of 660
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$50,052$46,871#154 of 207
Political Science and Government$49,980$33,386#521 of 565
Hospitality Administration/Management$49,776$30,758#107 of 137
History$48,680$31,652#280 of 459
English Language and Literature$46,849$35,502#352 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Stephen F Austin State University wildlife and wildlands science and management graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $43,282 one year after graduating and $56,437 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Stephen F Austin State University rank for wildlife and wildlands science and management?

Among 37 colleges reporting earnings for wildlife and wildlands science and management graduates, Stephen F Austin State University ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #3 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is wildlife and wildlands science and management at Stephen F Austin State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 24% more than the national median for wildlife and wildlands science and management ($45,338), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,500.

← All data for Stephen F Austin State 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.