A natural resources conservation and research, other degree prepares graduates for careers in various fields. 18 colleges and universities offer this program.
Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $55,012 four years after graduating (middle half: $39,435–$72,794). Where you study it matters: across 265 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $37,015 to $82,861.
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| # | College | 4 yrs after | Wage-adjusted | 1 yr after | Median debt | Outcome Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | $82,861 | $72,968 | $49,111 | $17,200 | A+ |
| 2 | Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL | $81,292 | $92,273 | $74,546 | $22,078 | B |
| 3 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | $78,731 | $71,640 | — | $9,125 | A+ |
| 4 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | $78,624 | $71,543 | $47,338 | $12,817 | A+ |
| 5 | Tufts University Medford, MA | $77,753 | $68,470 | $40,044 | $18,050 | A+ |
| 6 | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD | $77,259 | $67,804 | $55,545 | $20,327 | C+ |
| 7 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $75,927 | $69,089 | $31,944 | $17,806 | A+ |
| 8 | University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX | $75,258 | $76,515 | $41,368 | — | C+ |
| 9 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA | $74,393 | $65,511 | $50,931 | $26,000 | A |
| 10 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA | $73,936 | $65,108 | $28,027 | — | A |
| 11 | Duke University Durham, NC | $73,435 | $78,806 | $28,121 | $11,875 | A+ |
| 12 | Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | $72,889 | $66,324 | $42,576 | $24,500 | A+ |
| 13 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | $72,398 | $75,161 | $44,486 | $22,186 | B |
| 14 | Fordham University Bronx, NY | $71,430 | $67,987 | — | $23,250 | A+ |
| 15 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY | $70,760 | $67,349 | $41,870 | $17,000 | A+ |
| 17 | Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA | $70,272 | $61,882 | $51,137 | $22,973 | A+ |
| 16 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | $70,272 | $61,882 | $51,137 | $22,973 | A+ |
| 18 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | $69,768 | $74,848 | $38,989 | $19,500 | A+ |
| 19 | California State University-Chico Chico, CA | $69,531 | $63,269 | $33,758 | $20,500 | B |
| 20 | University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | $69,525 | $66,411 | $30,520 | $24,625 | A |
| 21 | Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA | $69,077 | $62,856 | $40,759 | $15,125 | B |
| 22 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $69,061 | $62,841 | $37,524 | $18,000 | A+ |
| 23 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY | $68,088 | $64,806 | $41,621 | $15,500 | A+ |
| 25 | Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ | $67,805 | $59,511 | $43,223 | $23,250 | B+ |
| 24 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | $67,805 | $59,511 | $43,223 | $23,250 | A |
| 26 | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA | $67,795 | $61,689 | $37,308 | $20,000 | C+ |
| 27 | Villanova University Villanova, PA | $67,060 | $68,201 | $56,549 | — | A+ |
| 28 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | $67,020 | $61,732 | $47,671 | $15,078 | A+ |
| 29 | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | $66,963 | $68,102 | $46,698 | $26,798 | A+ |
| 30 | George Washington University Washington, DC | $66,178 | $57,989 | $51,201 | $19,500 | A+ |
| 31 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA | $65,983 | $60,040 | $38,954 | $15,000 | A |
| 32 | CUNY Queens College Queens, NY | $65,863 | $62,688 | $27,677 | — | B |
| 33 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $65,714 | $69,288 | $29,264 | $15,500 | A+ |
| 34 | Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN | $65,513 | $62,579 | — | — | C |
| 35 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $65,337 | $70,116 | $33,976 | $12,000 | A+ |
| 36 | Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ | $65,075 | $57,115 | — | $26,000 | B |
| 37 | University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA | $64,944 | $59,095 | $30,521 | $16,250 | B+ |
| 38 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | $64,798 | $72,753 | $42,057 | $24,125 | A |
| 39 | Emory University Atlanta, GA | $64,795 | $67,076 | $21,227 | $23,172 | A+ |
| 40 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI | $63,936 | $66,528 | $35,693 | $20,733 | C+ |
| 41 | American University Washington, DC | $63,711 | $55,827 | $46,780 | $26,125 | A |
| 42 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $63,628 | $57,897 | $33,759 | $16,200 | A |
| 43 | Seattle University Seattle, WA | $63,465 | $58,374 | — | $19,500 | A |
| 44 | Rollins College Winter Park, FL | $63,363 | $67,442 | $22,352 | — | B+ |
| 45 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | $63,337 | $59,232 | $30,747 | $19,750 | B+ |
| 46 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO | $63,175 | $59,081 | $44,236 | $18,630 | F |
| 47 | California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | $63,040 | $57,362 | $33,870 | $14,000 | B |
| 48 | University of Idaho Moscow, ID | $62,791 | $66,769 | $31,028 | $21,125 | C+ |
| 49 | Augustana College Rock Island, IL | $62,757 | $61,658 | $35,669 | $26,000 | B+ |
| 50 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | $62,683 | $66,718 | $34,454 | $20,200 | A+ |
| 51 | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | $62,604 | $63,669 | $29,428 | $24,889 | A |
| 52 | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | $62,116 | $56,521 | $28,749 | $14,087 | B |
| 53 | Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | $61,905 | $58,921 | $43,671 | $27,000 | B+ |
| 54 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA | $61,382 | $54,053 | $41,547 | $20,412 | C+ |
| 55 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH | $60,965 | $65,059 | — | — | F |
| 56 | George Mason University Fairfax, VA | $60,874 | $55,431 | $43,038 | $22,483 | B+ |
| 57 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | $60,864 | $61,899 | $31,817 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 58 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | $60,728 | $64,031 | $37,170 | $23,080 | A |
| 59 | University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | $60,665 | $64,471 | $34,465 | $26,000 | C |
| 61 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ | $60,369 | $62,030 | $40,476 | $18,463 | B+ |
| 60 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | $60,369 | $62,030 | $40,476 | $18,463 | B+ |
| 64 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | $60,193 | $61,217 | $37,330 | $26,000 | A |
| 63 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona, PA | $60,193 | $61,217 | $37,330 | $26,000 | C+ |
| 62 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA | $60,193 | $61,217 | $37,330 | $26,000 | B |
| 65 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | $60,015 | $55,201 | $28,763 | $24,184 | A |
| 66 | University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI | $59,964 | $59,058 | $40,067 | $19,737 | B+ |
| 67 | Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI | $59,922 | $63,181 | $31,201 | $19,187 | B |
| 68 | University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | $59,908 | $54,512 | $36,304 | $12,477 | A |
| 69 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | $59,868 | $54,515 | $39,361 | $26,816 | A |
| 70 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA | $59,783 | $52,645 | $45,215 | $26,125 | C+ |
| 71 | Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN | $59,718 | $57,043 | $44,047 | — | A |
| 72 | Baylor University Waco, TX | $59,701 | $60,698 | $31,707 | $25,500 | A |
| 73 | University of Delaware Newark, DE | $59,620 | $59,263 | $38,908 | $25,000 | A |
| 74 | Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN | $59,549 | $56,882 | $43,555 | $20,850 | C |
| 75 | Occidental College Los Angeles, CA | $59,542 | $54,179 | $49,529 | — | A |
| 76 | California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA | $59,333 | $53,989 | $38,876 | — | B |
| 77 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | $59,329 | $52,068 | $41,152 | $19,607 | A+ |
| 78 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | $59,071 | $62,135 | $35,650 | $23,875 | A |
| 79 | Portland State University Portland, OR | $58,961 | $59,308 | $31,512 | $25,000 | C+ |
| 80 | University at Albany Albany, NY | $58,784 | $55,950 | $31,835 | $19,000 | B+ |
| 81 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $58,517 | $53,247 | — | $23,000 | A+ |
| 82 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | $58,495 | $59,490 | $30,835 | $29,898 | A+ |
| 83 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | $58,475 | $53,247 | $41,790 | $14,000 | A+ |
| 84 | University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA | $58,403 | $60,459 | $44,124 | — | D |
| 85 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ | $58,319 | $51,186 | $33,224 | $18,915 | C |
| 88 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA | $58,229 | $53,558 | $35,867 | $15,932 | B+ |
| 87 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA | $58,229 | $53,558 | $35,867 | $15,932 | A |
| 86 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | $58,229 | $53,558 | $35,867 | $15,932 | A |
| 89 | San Diego State University San Diego, CA | $58,215 | $52,972 | $34,090 | $12,726 | B |
| 90 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | $58,119 | $62,022 | $39,545 | $20,650 | A |
| 91 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | $58,106 | $53,445 | $39,671 | — | C |
| 92 | Keene State College Keene, NH | $58,065 | $53,484 | $36,423 | $22,194 | D |
| 93 | Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ | $58,005 | $50,910 | $22,629 | $18,250 | B |
| 94 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | $57,790 | $56,778 | $30,797 | $22,808 | A |
| 95 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH | $57,747 | $53,191 | $37,286 | $26,250 | B |
| 96 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX | $57,722 | $58,686 | $36,266 | $19,487 | A |
| 97 | American Public University System Charles Town, WV | $57,618 | $68,165 | $50,260 | $24,306 | C+ |
| 98 | The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $57,431 | $58,390 | $26,931 | $21,908 | C+ |
| 99 | Towson University Towson, MD | $57,388 | $50,365 | $34,345 | $18,000 | C+ |
| 104 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT | $57,384 | $51,664 | $26,899 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 103 | University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT | $57,384 | $51,664 | $26,899 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 102 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT | $57,384 | $51,664 | $26,899 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 101 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT | $57,384 | $51,664 | $26,899 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 100 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | $57,384 | $51,664 | $26,899 | $20,500 | A |
| 106 | University of Redlands Redlands, CA | $57,319 | $52,157 | $46,164 | $25,943 | B+ |
| 105 | California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | $57,319 | $52,157 | — | — | C |
| 107 | Framingham State University Framingham, MA | $57,280 | $50,441 | $35,032 | — | F |
| 108 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | $57,130 | $58,102 | $39,068 | $23,227 | C+ |
| 109 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK | $57,056 | $64,060 | $35,385 | — | B+ |
| 110 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA | $56,959 | $57,928 | $40,477 | $25,919 | C |
| 111 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | $56,916 | $54,367 | $33,132 | $21,500 | A |
| 112 | University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN | $56,728 | $54,187 | $33,565 | $24,699 | B |
| 113 | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA | $56,633 | $57,596 | — | — | A |
| 114 | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD | $56,619 | $49,690 | — | $19,000 | C |
| 115 | Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | $56,205 | $49,330 | $29,306 | $19,500 | C |
| 116 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA | $56,107 | $57,061 | $38,183 | — | C |
| 117 | California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA | $55,903 | $50,868 | $37,364 | $13,273 | C+ |
| 118 | University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA | $55,883 | $50,887 | — | — | C |
| 119 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | $55,861 | $59,929 | $31,655 | $18,425 | A |
| 121 | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR | $55,805 | $56,134 | $39,479 | $20,500 | B |
| 120 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | $55,805 | $56,134 | $39,479 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 122 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | $55,733 | $51,336 | $43,868 | $20,649 | C |
| 123 | Colby College Waterville, ME | $55,719 | $59,215 | $28,216 | $19,313 | A+ |
| 124 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX | $55,595 | $56,524 | $29,414 | $23,200 | C+ |
| 125 | Binghamton University Vestal, NY | $55,579 | $52,900 | $28,155 | $15,353 | A |
| 126 | University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV | $55,528 | $57,632 | $36,481 | $14,000 | B |
| 127 | Ashford University San Diego, CA | $55,435 | $50,442 | $41,893 | $41,000 | F |
| 128 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | $55,382 | $54,412 | $31,369 | $18,925 | A+ |
| 129 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | $55,336 | $48,564 | $36,804 | $19,500 | B |
| 130 | University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | $55,240 | $50,265 | $29,152 | $18,487 | B+ |
| 131 | Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH | $55,156 | $50,804 | $31,836 | $25,500 | C |
| 132 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | $55,075 | $58,773 | $34,417 | $20,000 | B |
| 133 | Wofford College Spartanburg, SC | $55,044 | $61,035 | $30,824 | $16,500 | A |
| 134 | University of Portland Portland, OR | $54,975 | $55,299 | $35,349 | $22,375 | A |
| 135 | Roanoke College Salem, VA | $54,957 | $50,043 | $39,588 | $27,000 | C |
| 136 | University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | $54,687 | $56,774 | $34,374 | $18,641 | B+ |
| 137 | Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | $54,666 | $53,709 | $36,409 | $22,250 | C+ |
| 138 | Willamette University Salem, OR | $54,657 | $54,979 | $28,697 | $21,750 | B |
| 139 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | $54,597 | $55,526 | $27,663 | $18,402 | A |
| 140 | University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | $54,579 | $53,623 | — | — | C+ |
| 141 | Rhode Island College Providence, RI | $54,516 | $53,693 | $40,752 | $20,437 | C |
| 142 | Stonehill College Easton, MA | $54,497 | $47,990 | $33,692 | $25,000 | A |
| 143 | Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | $54,315 | $57,269 | $35,656 | $24,187 | C |
| 144 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | $54,288 | $57,783 | $30,146 | $17,318 | A |
| 145 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | $54,215 | $47,742 | $29,690 | $22,844 | B+ |
| 146 | Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA | $54,186 | $49,341 | — | — | C+ |
| 147 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY | $54,099 | $51,491 | $28,447 | $15,747 | C |
| 148 | Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX | $54,077 | $54,980 | $37,637 | $24,337 | D |
| 149 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL | $53,991 | $57,467 | $36,048 | $17,500 | B+ |
| 150 | Western Washington University Bellingham, WA | $53,781 | $49,467 | $30,899 | $20,352 | C+ |
| 151 | Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | $53,688 | $57,597 | $32,469 | $26,692 | C+ |
| 152 | King's College Wilkes-barre, PA | $53,573 | $54,484 | $22,080 | — | B |
| 153 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | $53,518 | $54,967 | $46,758 | $13,000 | A+ |
| 154 | University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | $53,369 | $48,562 | $38,949 | $21,000 | A |
| 155 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | $53,245 | $56,820 | $34,835 | $19,038 | C |
| 156 | Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT | $53,132 | $50,357 | — | — | B |
| 157 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $52,631 | $54,765 | $28,824 | $18,875 | A+ |
| 158 | DePaul University Chicago, IL | $52,622 | $51,701 | $26,381 | $24,500 | B+ |
| 159 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | $52,619 | $59,727 | — | $20,807 | B+ |
| 160 | University of Maine Orono, ME | $52,523 | $55,818 | $39,297 | $25,334 | C |
| 161 | Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA | $52,478 | $54,325 | $35,952 | $22,250 | B |
| 162 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | $52,301 | $53,175 | $37,497 | $26,000 | D |
| 163 | Luther College Decorah, IA | $52,296 | $55,009 | $19,239 | — | B+ |
| 164 | Adrian College Adrian, MI | $52,176 | $55,014 | — | — | C+ |
| 165 | Clark University Worcester, MA | $52,075 | $45,857 | $34,500 | $25,360 | C+ |
| 166 | University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | $51,967 | $61,239 | $33,091 | $22,834 | B+ |
| 167 | Stetson University Deland, FL | $51,955 | $55,299 | $23,790 | — | C+ |
| 168 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | $51,871 | $53,298 | $30,645 | $21,500 | B |
| 169 | California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA | $51,598 | $46,951 | $30,712 | $16,500 | C |
| 170 | University of Wyoming Laramie, WY | $51,552 | $53,728 | $32,362 | $16,624 | B |
| 171 | Westfield State University Westfield, MA | $51,547 | $45,393 | $35,809 | $22,215 | D |
| 172 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | $51,512 | $49,029 | — | $26,751 | A |
| 173 | Berry College Mount Berry, GA | $51,465 | $53,277 | — | $22,250 | C+ |
| 174 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | $51,387 | $54,053 | $37,890 | $19,125 | B+ |
| 175 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY | $51,359 | $48,883 | $33,398 | $23,250 | F |
| 177 | Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL | $51,265 | $54,565 | $34,875 | $18,500 | C+ |
| 176 | Allegheny College Meadville, PA | $51,265 | $52,137 | $30,552 | $27,000 | B+ |
| 178 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | $51,181 | $53,256 | $33,262 | $26,937 | C+ |
| 179 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI | $51,048 | $53,118 | $32,205 | $22,171 | C |
| 180 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA | $50,915 | $46,329 | $29,917 | $15,000 | F |
| 181 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI | $50,797 | $52,857 | $33,408 | $21,000 | C+ |
| 182 | Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA | $50,776 | $46,703 | $29,725 | $21,137 | C+ |
| 183 | University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | $50,746 | $54,013 | $37,214 | — | C |
| 184 | Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | $50,722 | $51,585 | $36,345 | — | D |
| 185 | Boise State University Boise, ID | $50,697 | $53,909 | $28,211 | $18,616 | C+ |
| 186 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC | $50,447 | $55,938 | $35,081 | $24,000 | A |
| 187 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SD | $50,420 | $54,272 | — | — | B |
| 188 | Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO | $50,384 | $47,119 | — | — | B |
| 189 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | $50,330 | $47,068 | $34,346 | $14,000 | C+ |
| 190 | Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI | $50,300 | $53,036 | $26,266 | $22,566 | D |
| 191 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | $50,217 | $45,727 | $32,038 | $21,500 | C |
| 192 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | $50,204 | $56,846 | $36,117 | $20,606 | B+ |
| 193 | University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI | $50,042 | $52,071 | $31,128 | $25,000 | B |
| 194 | University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ | $49,808 | $51,179 | $44,590 | $37,283 | F |
| 195 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | $49,806 | $53,449 | $38,400 | — | F |
| 196 | University of Oregon Eugene, OR | $49,770 | $50,063 | $30,200 | $19,332 | B |
| 197 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | $49,759 | $47,360 | $24,336 | $16,632 | A |
| 198 | Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN | $49,758 | $47,530 | $38,024 | $23,250 | B+ |
| 199 | Florida International University Miami, FL | $49,748 | $52,950 | $36,007 | — | B+ |
| 200 | Salisbury University Salisbury, MD | $49,706 | $43,623 | $28,026 | $19,500 | C+ |
| 201 | University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN | $49,610 | $47,388 | $37,453 | $18,616 | C+ |
| 202 | Juniata College Huntingdon, PA | $49,586 | $50,429 | $33,069 | $27,000 | B |
| 203 | Ferrum College Ferrum, VA | $49,527 | $45,099 | — | — | F |
| 204 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY | $49,489 | $47,103 | — | — | C+ |
| 205 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH | $49,332 | $52,645 | $32,706 | $17,927 | C |
| 206 | Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO | $49,170 | $45,984 | $26,123 | $19,646 | F |
| 207 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI | $49,113 | $51,784 | $32,118 | $22,587 | B |
| 208 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI | $49,074 | $51,064 | — | — | C+ |
| 209 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | $49,013 | $52,552 | $27,429 | $19,000 | A |
| 210 | Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN | $49,001 | $46,806 | $39,195 | $21,500 | C |
| 211 | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | $48,949 | $55,425 | $36,894 | — | C+ |
| 212 | University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | $48,942 | $50,584 | $32,284 | — | C |
| 213 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | $48,922 | $46,564 | $29,513 | $26,000 | B+ |
| 214 | Montana State University Bozeman, MT | $48,646 | $53,138 | $36,745 | $27,752 | C+ |
| 215 | SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY | $48,574 | $46,232 | $31,223 | $18,424 | C |
| 216 | Carthage College Kenosha, WI | $48,562 | $50,531 | $25,553 | $27,000 | B |
| 217 | Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | $48,321 | $49,651 | $31,097 | $21,125 | C+ |
| 218 | University of New England Biddeford, ME | $48,309 | $51,340 | $34,434 | $27,000 | B |
| 219 | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | $48,290 | $50,916 | $28,430 | $28,644 | C+ |
| 220 | Smith College Northampton, MA | $48,183 | $42,430 | $21,648 | $17,495 | B |
| 221 | St Olaf College Northfield, MN | $48,137 | $45,981 | $29,921 | $23,635 | B+ |
| 222 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | $48,134 | $48,938 | $36,601 | $22,897 | B+ |
| 223 | Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL | $48,085 | $51,180 | $28,175 | $23,865 | C |
| 224 | Ithaca College Ithaca, NY | $48,010 | $45,696 | $26,032 | $24,051 | B |
| 225 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | $47,709 | $55,227 | $27,339 | $19,500 | A+ |
| 226 | University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI | $47,534 | $43,250 | — | — | F |
| 227 | Manchester University North Manchester, IN | $47,391 | $50,842 | — | — | C |
| 229 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | $47,208 | $50,378 | $34,020 | $21,263 | D |
| 228 | Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH | $47,208 | $50,378 | $34,020 | $21,263 | B |
| 230 | Pacific University Forest Grove, OR | $47,202 | $47,480 | — | — | B |
| 231 | Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH | $47,114 | $43,397 | — | — | F |
| 232 | University of Vermont Burlington, VT | $46,986 | $48,258 | $26,871 | $20,500 | B+ |
| 233 | Washington College Chestertown, MD | $46,831 | $41,100 | $22,324 | $26,529 | B |
| 234 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | $46,817 | $48,387 | $33,514 | $23,071 | B |
| 235 | Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV | $46,797 | $55,363 | $29,921 | $25,000 | C+ |
| 236 | University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA | $46,780 | $49,207 | — | — | B |
| 237 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $46,772 | $50,193 | $32,948 | $21,073 | A |
| 238 | Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT | $46,755 | $48,021 | $33,658 | $26,000 | B+ |
| 240 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $46,632 | $49,763 | $34,708 | $25,500 | B |
| 239 | Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH | $46,632 | $49,763 | $34,708 | $25,500 | C |
| 241 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | $46,580 | $49,708 | — | $23,250 | B+ |
| 242 | Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL | $46,565 | $45,750 | $30,490 | — | F |
| 243 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | $46,527 | $49,930 | $28,935 | $21,500 | B |
| 244 | University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC | $46,518 | $49,920 | $25,758 | $22,354 | D |
| 245 | Fort Lewis College Durango, CO | $46,492 | $43,479 | $22,541 | $14,951 | F |
| 246 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC | $46,207 | $49,587 | $27,631 | $20,500 | C+ |
| 247 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | $46,112 | $42,413 | $23,437 | $24,623 | B+ |
| 248 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN | $45,955 | $50,201 | $28,188 | $18,894 | C+ |
| 249 | Macalester College Saint Paul, MN | $45,632 | $43,588 | $29,559 | $19,000 | B+ |
| 250 | Canisius University Buffalo, NY | $45,233 | $43,052 | $15,681 | $23,000 | B |
| 251 | Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR | $44,945 | $45,210 | $30,632 | $20,793 | D |
| 252 | Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN | $44,906 | $49,055 | — | — | C |
| 253 | Saint Edward's University Austin, TX | $44,134 | $44,871 | — | $26,000 | B |
| 254 | Marshall University Huntington, WV | $43,995 | $52,049 | — | — | C |
| 255 | The University of Montana Missoula, MT | $43,813 | $47,859 | $27,552 | $19,500 | D |
| 256 | Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC | $43,793 | $46,996 | — | — | F |
| 257 | University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN | $43,584 | $41,632 | — | — | D |
| 258 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | $43,204 | $38,046 | $22,791 | $21,250 | C+ |
| 259 | Catawba College Salisbury, NC | $42,505 | $45,614 | $27,389 | $22,268 | C |
| 260 | Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA | $41,765 | $43,932 | $34,347 | $14,000 | C+ |
| 261 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC | $40,831 | $43,817 | — | — | C |
| 262 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | $40,266 | $44,649 | $25,115 | $21,200 | A+ |
| 263 | Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL | $39,932 | $42,503 | $25,709 | $24,500 | C+ |
| 264 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | $37,393 | $34,970 | $17,372 | — | B+ |
| 265 | University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI | $37,015 | $39,028 | $33,156 | — | C+ |
Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.
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Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in natural resources conservation and research, other.
| # | College | Location | Degrees Awarded | Repit Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | 52 | A |
| 2 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | 33 | A |
| 3 | University of Idaho | Moscow, ID | 26 | B |
| 4 | St Lawrence University | Canton, NY | 26 | B |
| 5 | Broward College | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 25 | C |
Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most natural resources conservation and research, other graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.
| # | College | Location | Degrees Awarded | Repit Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | 52 | A |
| 2 | Stanford University | Stanford, CA | 33 | A |
| 3 | St Lawrence University | Canton, NY | 26 | B |
| 4 | University of Idaho | Moscow, ID | 26 | B |
| 5 | Broward College | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 25 | C |
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other is a degree program offered at 18 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 250 students graduate with this degree.