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Best Schools for Natural Resources & Conservation in 2026

256 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Natural Resources & Conservation, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Natural Resources & Conservation graduate earns $34,546/yr across 256 schools.

Programs Ranked

256

Avg Earnings

$34,546/yr

Avg DW Score

44/100

AI Risk

High

49% task exposure

All Natural Resources & Conservation Programs Ranked

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

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Natural Resources & Conservation?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Columbia Southern University ranks #1 for Natural Resources & Conservation with a score of 74/100 and graduate earnings of $74,546/yr.

How much do Natural Resources & Conservation graduates earn?

Across 256 schools, Natural Resources & Conservation graduates earn an average of $34,546/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $74,546/yr.

Is Natural Resources & Conservation a good major for AI resistance?

Natural Resources & Conservation has an average AI task exposure of 49%, rated "High". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

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.