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Natural Resources Conservation and Research Degree

256 schools compared · Average earnings $34,546/yr

Schools Offering

256

Avg Grad Earnings

$34,546/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

35/100

AI Automation Risk

High

49% task exposure

Best Schools for Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Top 256 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL	74 69–76	$74,546/yr	High	31.1x
2	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	69 63–72	$55,545/yr	High	25.9x
3	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	65 60–68	$50,260/yr	High	19.0x
4	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	65 60–67	$44,124/yr	High	26.9x
5	Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA	63 58–67	$50,931/yr	High	16.1x
6	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	62 56–64	$38,400/yr	High	25.9x
7	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	61 55–65	$41,368/yr	High	20.8x
8	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	60 53–63	$40,759/yr	High	18.2x
9	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	59 57–58	$48,361/yr	High	10.0x
10	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	59 55–60	$44,590/yr	High	12.6x
11	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	58 50–65	$47,338/yr	High	14.1x
12	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	58 51–63	$37,308/yr	High	22.5x
13	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	58 53–61	$37,214/yr	High	19.0x
14	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	57 53–59	$44,236/yr	High	11.9x
15	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	57 53–59	$43,555/yr	High	12.2x
16	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	57 52–59	$42,057/yr	High	13.3x
17	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	57 53–58	$38,876/yr	High	12.8x
18	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	57 51–59	$36,048/yr	High	18.4x
19	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	56 53–57	$44,486/yr	High	9.2x
20	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	56 52–56	$39,671/yr	High	10.9x
21	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	56 49–60	$36,745/yr	High	17.8x
22	Florida International University Miami, FL	56 51–58	$36,007/yr	High	16.7x
23	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	56 50–59	$34,454/yr	High	20.1x
24	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	56 48–60	$33,870/yr	High	23.3x
25	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	55 49–60	$41,152/yr	High	13.2x
26	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	55 51–55	$37,364/yr	High	11.1x
27	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	55 51–57	$34,875/yr	High	16.2x
28	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	54 47–59	$36,481/yr	High	16.3x
29	Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH	54 48–57	$34,708/yr	High	15.6x
30	Rhode Island College Providence, RI	53 49–53	$40,752/yr	High	8.3x
31	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	53 48–56	$40,477/yr	High	11.1x
32	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	53 47–57	$40,476/yr	High	11.6x
33	Iowa State University Ames, IA	53 47–57	$37,890/yr	High	13.0x
34	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	53 48–57	$35,693/yr	High	14.7x
35	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	53 46–58	$34,090/yr	High	16.6x
36	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	53 46–58	$33,758/yr	High	17.1x
37	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	53 49–53	$33,700/yr	High	12.2x
38	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	53 46–56	$30,146/yr	High	20.3x
39	Bentley University Waltham, MA	52 48–53	$68,600/yr	High	1.9x
40	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	52 46–56	$43,223/yr	High	9.4x
41	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	52 48–54	$43,038/yr	High	8.8x
42	Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN	52 48–53	$39,195/yr	High	8.6x
43	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	52 49–53	$38,989/yr	High	8.8x
44	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	52 46–55	$37,637/yr	High	12.0x
45	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	52 47–55	$37,497/yr	High	11.9x
46	Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH	52 47–52	$34,020/yr	High	12.4x
47	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	52 46–56	$32,362/yr	High	17.2x
48	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	51 47–53	$45,215/yr	High	5.8x
49	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	51 45–55	$43,223/yr	High	9.0x
50	Ashford University San Diego, CA	51 48–52	$41,893/yr	High	7.6x
51	Vermont State University Randolph, VT	51 48–51	$39,997/yr	High	8.4x
52	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	51 45–54	$39,545/yr	High	10.3x
53	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	51 46–54	$39,479/yr	High	10.0x
54	University of Maine Orono, ME	51 46–54	$39,297/yr	High	10.4x
55	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	51 44–56	$33,976/yr	High	14.5x
56	University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI	51 44–55	$33,408/yr	High	14.5x
57	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	51 43–55	$30,712/yr	High	17.1x
58	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	50 46–52	$43,868/yr	High	5.7x
59	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	50 45–52	$41,547/yr	High	7.3x
60	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	50 45–53	$39,479/yr	High	9.3x
61	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	50 44–55	$39,068/yr	High	10.6x
62	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	50 43–57	$38,954/yr	High	11.3x
63	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	50 47–51	$35,952/yr	High	9.0x
64	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	50 43–55	$32,284/yr	High	15.2x
65	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	50 43–54	$32,205/yr	High	14.2x
66	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	50 46–50	$31,938/yr	High	10.7x
67	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	50 41–56	$28,749/yr	High	19.7x
68	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	50 39–56	$27,677/yr	High	21.3x
69	University of Phoenix-California Ontario, CA	49 43–51	$44,590/yr	High	—
70	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	49 45–50	$40,613/yr	High	5.7x
71	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	49 43–52	$40,067/yr	High	8.0x
72	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	49 43–54	$39,361/yr	High	9.5x
73	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	49 41–56	$37,524/yr	High	11.1x
74	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	49 45–49	$36,894/yr	High	7.5x
75	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	49 42–56	$36,266/yr	High	12.0x
76	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	49 43–52	$35,650/yr	High	10.5x
77	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	49 43–54	$32,948/yr	High	13.5x
78	Villanova University Villanova, PA	48 43–49	$56,549/yr	High	1.2x
79	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	48 43–51	$41,790/yr	High	6.0x
80	University of Delaware Newark, DE	48 42–52	$38,908/yr	High	8.7x
81	University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN	48 43–51	$37,453/yr	High	9.0x
82	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	48 43–51	$36,804/yr	High	9.3x
83	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	48 43–50	$36,601/yr	High	8.9x
84	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	48 42–52	$35,867/yr	High	10.3x
85	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	48 42–52	$35,867/yr	High	10.4x
86	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	48 42–52	$35,867/yr	High	10.1x
87	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	48 42–53	$35,809/yr	High	10.7x
88	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	48 44–48	$35,385/yr	High	7.6x
89	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	48 41–54	$35,081/yr	High	11.5x
90	Towson University Towson, MD	48 41–54	$34,345/yr	High	12.4x
91	Ball State University Muncie, IN	48 41–54	$34,000/yr	High	12.3x
92	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	48 42–51	$33,514/yr	High	11.3x
93	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	48 42–52	$33,091/yr	High	12.1x
94	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	48 41–53	$29,917/yr	High	15.1x
95	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	48 41–52	$28,935/yr	High	14.5x
96	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	48 38–55	$28,447/yr	High	17.1x
97	Longwood University Farmville, VA	47 43–49	$39,391/yr	High	5.5x
98	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	47 41–52	$37,170/yr	High	9.1x
99	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	47 42–49	$36,409/yr	High	8.6x
100	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	47 41–52	$36,304/yr	High	9.5x
101	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	47 41–51	$36,117/yr	High	9.4x
102	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	47 42–51	$33,262/yr	High	11.3x
103	University at Albany Albany, NY	47 39–54	$31,835/yr	High	13.9x
104	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	47 40–53	$30,899/yr	High	13.7x
105	Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV	47 40–52	$29,921/yr	High	13.8x
106	George Washington University Washington, DC	46 41–48	$51,201/yr	High	1.5x
107	Northeastern University Boston, MA	46 41–48	$51,137/yr	High	1.6x
108	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	46 40–48	$49,529/yr	High	1.7x
109	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	46 41–49	$40,476/yr	High	—
110	Keene State College Keene, NH	46 41–48	$36,423/yr	High	7.4x
111	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	46 42–47	$35,032/yr	High	6.5x
112	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	46 40–49	$34,835/yr	High	8.9x
113	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	46 42–47	$34,465/yr	High	6.9x
114	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	46 36–56	$31,944/yr	High	13.6x
115	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	46 41–47	$31,028/yr	High	10.4x
116	American University Washington, DC	45 39–49	$46,780/yr	High	2.5x
117	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	45 39–48	$37,286/yr	High	6.3x
118	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	45 41–46	$34,374/yr	High	6.3x
119	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	45 40–48	$34,346/yr	High	8.3x
120	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	45 38–52	$33,759/yr	High	10.2x
121	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	45 41–46	$31,223/yr	High	8.0x
122	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	45 39–48	$29,725/yr	High	11.2x
123	Boise State University Boise, ID	45 38–50	$28,211/yr	High	12.7x
124	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	45 39–49	$27,631/yr	High	12.7x
125	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	44 40–47	$49,111/yr	High	0.8x
126	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	44 39–46	$47,671/yr	High	0.8x
127	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	44 39–48	$46,164/yr	High	2.1x
128	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	44 39–46	$35,656/yr	High	4.7x
129	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	44 39–46	$34,417/yr	High	6.6x
130	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	44 39–45	$34,020/yr	High	6.6x
131	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	44 38–49	$33,565/yr	High	9.2x
132	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	44 38–47	$32,706/yr	High	8.6x
133	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	44 40–45	$32,469/yr	High	6.8x
134	Portland State University Portland, OR	44 38–47	$31,512/yr	High	9.6x
135	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	44 35–52	$28,155/yr	High	13.2x
136	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	44 38–47	$27,552/yr	High	11.6x
137	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	44 38–49	$25,758/yr	High	13.1x
138	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	43 39–46	$46,758/yr	High	0.8x
139	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	43 39–46	$46,698/yr	High	0.8x
140	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	43 37–46	$34,708/yr	High	5.8x
141	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	43 40–44	$31,207/yr	High	7.0x
142	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	43 39–44	$31,128/yr	High	6.7x
143	Utah State University Logan, UT	43 39–44	$30,249/yr	High	7.2x
144	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	43 36–49	$26,931/yr	High	12.5x
145	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN	42 38–45	$44,047/yr	High	1.0x
146	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	42 37–46	$43,671/yr	High	1.8x
147	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	42 36–46	$42,576/yr	High	2.2x
148	Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	42 36–46	$39,869/yr	High	3.0x
149	Roanoke College Salem, VA	42 37–43	$39,588/yr	High	1.7x
150	Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA	42 36–45	$34,347/yr	High	6.0x
151	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	42 37–46	$33,224/yr	High	7.2x
152	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	42 38–44	$33,156/yr	High	6.2x
153	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	42 36–46	$33,132/yr	High	7.1x
154	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	42 36–48	$31,836/yr	High	9.1x
155	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	42 38–43	$31,655/yr	High	5.7x
156	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	42 35–47	$31,201/yr	High	8.8x
157	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	42 36–46	$31,097/yr	High	8.7x
158	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	42 35–49	$30,521/yr	High	9.9x
159	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	42 36–48	$30,490/yr	High	9.8x
160	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	42 35–47	$29,414/yr	High	10.0x
161	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	42 35–49	$28,824/yr	High	11.0x
162	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	42 36–46	$28,188/yr	High	9.9x
163	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	42 35–48	$28,026/yr	High	11.1x
164	SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, NY	42 37–45	$27,586/yr	High	10.1x
165	Barnard College New York, NY	41 36–43	$42,622/yr	High	0.6x
166	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	41 35–45	$41,870/yr	High	1.9x
167	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	41 35–43	$41,621/yr	High	1.3x
168	Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA	41 36–42	$39,903/yr	High	1.3x
169	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	41 36–44	$32,118/yr	High	6.9x
170	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	41 35–45	$32,038/yr	High	7.1x
171	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	41 35–46	$31,369/yr	High	8.1x
172	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	41 34–48	$30,747/yr	High	8.7x
173	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	41 35–44	$30,645/yr	High	7.6x
174	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	41 32–51	$24,336/yr	High	13.1x
175	Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	40 35–42	$38,838/yr	High	1.3x
176	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	40 33–44	$31,817/yr	High	5.9x
177	Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR	40 36–42	$30,632/yr	High	5.3x
178	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	40 34–43	$30,200/yr	High	6.6x
179	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	40 33–46	$29,306/yr	High	8.4x
180	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	40 33–47	$29,152/yr	High	9.3x
181	Tufts University Medford, MA	39 34–42	$40,044/yr	High	0.5x
182	University of Denver Denver, CO	39 34–41	$39,017/yr	High	0.6x
183	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	39 33–43	$38,949/yr	High	1.9x
184	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	39 33–42	$38,024/yr	High	1.7x
185	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	39 33–44	$29,690/yr	High	7.2x
186	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	39 32–45	$29,264/yr	High	7.6x
187	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	39 33–43	$28,430/yr	High	7.2x
188	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	39 35–40	$27,118/yr	High	5.7x
189	Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO	39 33–45	$26,123/yr	High	9.5x
190	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	39 31–46	$22,541/yr	High	10.7x
191	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	38 33–41	$38,762/yr	High	0.5x
192	Bates College Lewiston, ME	38 33–41	$38,437/yr	High	1.2x
193	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	38 32–42	$27,429/yr	High	6.9x
194	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	37 32–40	$37,724/yr	High	0.5x
195	Denison University Granville, OH	37 31–40	$36,236/yr	High	1.5x
196	The University of the South Sewanee, TN	37 31–41	$35,204/yr	High	2.1x
197	University of New England Biddeford, ME	37 31–41	$34,434/yr	High	2.5x
198	Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY	37 32–38	$33,398/yr	High	1.6x
199	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	37 30–42	$26,899/yr	High	6.7x
200	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	37 30–42	$26,899/yr	High	6.7x
201	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	37 30–42	$26,899/yr	High	6.7x
202	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	37 30–42	$26,899/yr	High	6.7x
203	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	37 31–41	$26,266/yr	High	6.8x
204	Clemson University Clemson, SC	37 30–42	$25,115/yr	High	7.5x
205	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	36 31–39	$36,536/yr	High	0.3x
206	Augustana College Rock Island, IL	36 31–39	$35,669/yr	High	1.4x
207	University of Portland Portland, OR	36 31–38	$35,349/yr	High	0.6x
208	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	36 29–41	$26,899/yr	High	5.6x
209	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	36 30–40	$26,871/yr	High	5.6x
210	Clark University Worcester, MA	35 30–38	$34,500/yr	High	1.5x
211	Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT	35 29–37	$33,658/yr	High	1.2x
212	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	35 28–41	$22,629/yr	High	7.0x
213	Stonehill College Easton, MA	34 29–37	$33,692/yr	High	0.5x
214	St Lawrence University Canton, NY	34 28–36	$33,270/yr	High	0.3x
215	Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	34 29–36	$33,069/yr	High	0.7x
216	Yale University New Haven, CT	33 28–36	$32,909/yr	High	0.3x
217	Baylor University Waco, TX	33 28–36	$31,707/yr	High	1.4x
218	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	33 27–37	$30,797/yr	High	1.8x
219	Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL	33 29–34	$28,175/yr	High	1.6x
220	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	33 28–34	$21,919/yr	High	2.6x
221	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	32 26–37	$30,835/yr	High	1.7x
222	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	32 27–34	$30,824/yr	High	0.4x
223	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	32 26–35	$30,552/yr	High	1.3x
224	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	32 27–34	$30,520/yr	High	0.5x
225	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	32 26–37	$29,513/yr	High	2.0x
226	Willamette University Salem, OR	32 25–38	$28,697/yr	High	2.3x
227	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	31 26–34	$29,921/yr	High	0.3x
228	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	31 25–33	$29,559/yr	High	0.1x
229	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	31 25–34	$29,428/yr	High	1.0x
230	Knox College Galesburg, IL	31 25–34	$28,757/yr	High	1.2x
231	Duke University Durham, NC	31 24–37	$28,121/yr	High	2.0x
232	Catawba College Salisbury, NC	31 26–33	$27,389/yr	High	1.1x
233	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	30 25–33	$28,763/yr	High	0.3x
234	Colby College Waterville, ME	30 25–33	$28,216/yr	High	1.0x
235	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	30 24–33	$28,027/yr	High	0.9x
236	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	30 24–35	$27,663/yr	High	1.6x
237	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	30 24–36	$27,339/yr	High	1.9x
238	DePaul University Chicago, IL	30 24–35	$26,381/yr	High	2.0x
239	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	29 24–32	$26,998/yr	High	0.2x
240	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	29 24–33	$26,032/yr	High	1.3x
241	Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL	29 23–32	$25,709/yr	High	1.1x
242	Northland College Ashland, WI	29 24–31	$25,563/yr	High	0.5x
243	Carthage College Kenosha, WI	29 25–32	$25,553/yr	High	0.8x
244	King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA	29 22–34	$22,080/yr	High	2.0x
245	Stetson University DeLand, FL	28 22–30	$23,790/yr	High	0.1x
246	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	28 22–30	$23,437/yr	High	-0.0x
247	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	28 22–32	$22,791/yr	High	1.1x
248	Washington College Chestertown, MD	28 22–32	$22,324/yr	High	1.4x
249	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	28 23–30	$22,098/yr	High	0.5x
250	Emory University Atlanta, GA	28 22–36	$21,227/yr	High	2.0x
251	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	27 22–30	$22,352/yr	High	0.6x
252	Smith College Northampton, MA	27 22–30	$21,648/yr	High	0.7x
253	Pitzer College Claremont, CA	27 22–30	$21,570/yr	High	-0.1x
254	Luther College Decorah, IA	27 21–29	$19,239/yr	High	-0.0x
255	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	27 21–29	$15,681/yr	High	0.2x
256	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	26 21–29	$17,372/yr	High	-0.4x

Highest Earning Natural Resources Conservation and Research Programs

Schools where Natural Resources Conservation and Research graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Columbia Southern University	$74,546/yr	74	High
Bentley University	$68,600/yr	52	High
Villanova University	$56,549/yr	48	High
University of Maryland Global Campus	$55,545/yr	69	High
George Washington University	$51,201/yr	46	High
Northeastern University	$51,137/yr	46	High
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	$50,931/yr	63	High
American Public University System	$50,260/yr	65	High
Occidental College	$49,529/yr	46	High
Boston College	$49,111/yr	44	High

Best ROI for Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Natural Resources Conservation and Research.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Columbia Southern University	31.1x	$74,546/yr	74
University of North Georgia	26.9x	$44,124/yr	65
University of Maryland Global Campus	25.9x	$55,545/yr	69
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	25.9x	$38,400/yr	62
California State University-Long Beach	23.3x	$33,870/yr	56
California State University-Sacramento	22.5x	$37,308/yr	58
CUNY Queens College	21.3x	$27,677/yr	50
University of Houston-Clear Lake	20.8x	$41,368/yr	61
Florida State University	20.3x	$30,146/yr	53
University of Florida	20.1x	$34,454/yr	56

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Natural Resources Conservation and Research graduates earn?

Across 256 schools, Natural Resources Conservation and Research graduates earn an average of $34,546 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $15,681 to $74,546 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Natural Resources Conservation and Research?

Natural Resources Conservation and Research is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 49% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means some career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Natural Resources Conservation and Research program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Columbia Southern University ranks #1 for Natural Resources Conservation and Research with a score of 74/100 and graduate earnings of $74,546/yr.

Is a Natural Resources Conservation and Research degree worth it?

On average, Natural Resources Conservation and Research graduates earn 7.9x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Natural Resources Conservation and Research programs across 256 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.