Back to Natural Resources Management
Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
Master's Degree•178 Institutions
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($70,041)
P25-P75 Interval ($60,161 - $81,015)
Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Haven | CT | $100,347 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $11,340 /yr | $48,501 | +$223k |
Washington | DC | $104,878 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $41,302 /yr | $33,750 | +$208k |
San Francisco | CA | $102,274 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $30,496 /yr | - | +$205k |
New York | NY | $98,458 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $15,370 /yr | $41,000 | +$199k |
Houston | TX | $94,092 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $11,852 /yr | - | +$168k |
Durham | NC | $96,411 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $23,706 /yr | $54,073 | +$166k |
Fullerton | CA | $91,697 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $5,115 /yr | - | +$159k |
Moscow | ID | $92,396 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $15,321 /yr | $24,798 | +$146k |
Santa Barbara | CA | $88,781 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $16,807 /yr | $31,000 | +$112k |
Ann Arbor | MI | $87,988 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $14,362 /yr | $41,000 | +$110k |
Saint Louis | MO | $89,701 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $26,955 /yr | - | +$101k |
Cambridge | MA | $84,831 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $19,148 /yr | $61,185 | +$73k |
Minneapolis | MN | $83,567 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $17,330 /yr | - | +$65k |
Arlington | TX | $81,015 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $17,040 /yr | - | +$44k |
Philadelphia | PA | $83,058 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $29,577 /yr | $63,531 | +$38k |
Boulder | CO | $81,568 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $23,708 /yr | $51,832 | +$36k |
Charleston | SC | $79,857 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $18,177 /yr | $41,000 | +$31k |
Charles Town | WV | $77,714 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $11,116 /yr | - | +$26k |
Denver | CO | $77,438 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $10,217 /yr | - | +$25k |
Pullman | WA | $77,903 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $13,462 /yr | - | +$23k |
Arcata | CA | $77,785 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $13,751 /yr | - | +$21k |
Laramie | WY | $77,033 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $13,647 /yr | - | +$15k |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $74,607 | $25,424 /yr | $20,500 | -$0 |
Birmingham | AL | - Nat: $74,607 | $32,950 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tuskegee | AL | - Nat: $74,607 | $40,141 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairbanks | AK | - Nat: $74,607 | $7,570 /yr | - | -$0 |
Anchorage | AK | - Nat: $74,607 | $26,241 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flagstaff | AZ | - Nat: $74,607 | $17,265 /yr | - | -$0 |
Prescott | AZ | - Nat: $74,607 | $24,724 /yr | - | -$0 |
Jonesboro | AR | - Nat: $74,607 | $15,441 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Bernardino | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $3,946 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pomona | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $9,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chico | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $14,157 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carson | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $7,244 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $2,385 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $14,318 /yr | $20,500 | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $13,866 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $12,672 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Cruz | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $18,549 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $50,518 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $33,056 /yr | - | -$0 |
Storrs | CT | - Nat: $74,607 | $24,342 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dover | DE | - Nat: $74,607 | $19,832 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $74,607 | $16,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $74,607 | $35,760 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $74,607 | $15,220 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boca Raton | FL | - Nat: $74,607 | $10,394 /yr | - | -$0 |
Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $74,607 | $36,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $74,607 | $11,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pensacola | FL | - Nat: $74,607 | $9,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbus | GA | - Nat: $74,607 | $15,711 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $74,607 | $16,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edwardsville | IL | - Nat: $74,607 | $13,111 /yr | - | -$0 |
Muncie | IN | - Nat: $74,607 | $13,877 /yr | - | -$0 |
Goshen | IN | - Nat: $74,607 | $13,404 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $74,607 | $18,517 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wichita | KS | - Nat: $74,607 | $10,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
Frankfort | KY | - Nat: $74,607 | $17,637 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $74,607 | $19,286 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lafayette | LA | - Nat: $74,607 | $14,924 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orono | ME | - Nat: $74,607 | $17,224 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Gloucester | ME | - Nat: $74,607 | $20,750 /yr | $22,670 | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $74,607 | $25,526 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $74,607 | $14,296 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lowell | MA | - Nat: $74,607 | $17,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $74,607 | $22,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $74,607 | $38,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dearborn | MI | - Nat: $74,607 | $7,863 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bemidji | MN | - Nat: $74,607 | $16,327 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mankato | MN | - Nat: $74,607 | $19,702 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cape Girardeau | MO | - Nat: $74,607 | $17,110 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $74,607 | $23,106 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lincoln | NE | - Nat: $74,607 | $16,214 /yr | - | -$0 |
Reno | NV | - Nat: $74,607 | $13,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Plymouth | NH | - Nat: $74,607 | $19,530 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $74,607 | $18,783 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $74,607 | $24,897 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $74,607 | $16,013 /yr | - | -$0 |
Galloway | NJ | - Nat: $74,607 | $24,030 /yr | - | -$0 |
Garden City | NY | - Nat: $74,607 | $26,646 /yr | - | -$0 |
Annandale-On-Hudson | NY | - Nat: $74,607 | $27,126 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $74,607 | $33,934 /yr | - | -$0 |
Staten Island | NY | - Nat: $74,607 | $3,153 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $74,607 | $35,737 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $74,607 | $30,721 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $74,607 | $37,232 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $74,607 | $18,266 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vestal | NY | - Nat: $74,607 | $20,907 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brockport | NY | - Nat: $74,607 | $17,315 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chapel Hill | NC | - Nat: $74,607 | $11,305 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Forks | ND | - Nat: $74,607 | $18,131 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Yates | ND | - Nat: $74,607 | $2,169 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $74,607 | $24,917 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $74,607 | $13,754 /yr | - | -$0 |
Youngstown | OH | - Nat: $74,607 | $9,161 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norman | OK | - Nat: $74,607 | $15,531 /yr | $41,000 | -$0 |
Corvallis | OR | - Nat: $74,607 | $21,504 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eugene | OR | - Nat: $74,607 | $22,547 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $74,607 | $8,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $74,607 | $37,529 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $74,607 | $26,028 /yr | - | -$0 |
Villanova | PA | - Nat: $74,607 | $41,536 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chattanooga | TN | - Nat: $74,607 | $15,026 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $74,607 | $44,441 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $74,607 | $15,358 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $74,607 | $11,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nacogdoches | TX | - Nat: $74,607 | $15,928 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Marcos | TX | - Nat: $74,607 | $16,660 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stephenville | TX | - Nat: $74,607 | $20,525 /yr | - | -$0 |
Austin | TX | - Nat: $74,607 | $18,554 /yr | - | -$0 |
El Paso | TX | - Nat: $74,607 | $6,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Worth | TX | - Nat: $74,607 | $35,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
Canyon | TX | - Nat: $74,607 | $17,909 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $74,607 | $13,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Burlington | VT | - Nat: $74,607 | $20,277 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newport News | VA | - Nat: $74,607 | $22,310 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $74,607 | $18,056 /yr | $82,000 | -$0 |
Bellingham | WA | - Nat: $74,607 | $19,963 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntington | WV | - Nat: $74,607 | $7,341 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ponce | PR | - Nat: $74,607 | $10,578 /yr | - | -$0 |
San German | PR | - Nat: $74,607 | $11,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Juan | PR | - Nat: $74,607 | $11,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gurabo | PR | - Nat: $74,607 | $7,134 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte Amalie | VI | - Nat: $74,607 | $7,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $12,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seaside | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $13,861 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $74,607 | $8,616 /yr | - | -$0 |
Groton | CT | - Nat: $74,607 | $11,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stamford | CT | - Nat: $74,607 | $14,226 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bend | OR | - Nat: $74,607 | $17,853 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $74,607 | $11,583 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hartford | CT | - Nat: $74,607 | $13,961 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $74,607 | $19,736 /yr | - | -$0 |
Scottsdale Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $74,674 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $11,594 /yr | $25,700 | -$2k |
Bloomington | IN | $75,331 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $16,003 /yr | $40,863 | -$4k |
Tempe Earnings shared by 2 Arizona State University campuses, which report as one program. | AZ | $74,674 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | $25,700 | -$8k |
Amherst | MA | $74,899 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $22,857 /yr | - | -$21k |
Worcester | MA | $75,449 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $29,446 /yr | - | -$28k |
Richmond | VA | $73,253 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $25,037 /yr | - | -$39k |
Stillwater | OK | $72,419 Nat: $74,607 5yr Post-Grad | $17,058 /yr | - | -$44k |
Raleigh | NC | $70,041 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $16,486 /yr | $41,000 | -$52k |
Tucson | AZ | $70,131 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $17,125 /yr | - | -$52k |
Middlebury Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program. | VT | $72,805 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $32,102 /yr | $59,880 | -$56k |
West Haven | CT | $72,783 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $32,994 /yr | - | -$58k |
Fort Collins | CO | $69,954 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $22,247 /yr | $24,327 | -$63k |
College Station | TX | $69,636 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $21,527 /yr | - | -$65k |
Fort Myers | FL | $66,340 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $11,555 /yr | - | -$76k |
Gunnison | CO | $67,308 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $16,756 /yr | $34,980 | -$77k |
Madison | WI | $67,161 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $16,600 /yr | $20,500 | -$78k |
Columbia | MO | $66,434 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $21,142 /yr | - | -$93k |
Durham | NH | $66,537 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $26,150 /yr | - | -$101k |
Champaign | IL | $63,098 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $13,042 /yr | - | -$108k |
Columbus | OH | $63,595 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $17,269 /yr | - | -$111k |
Tampa | FL | $60,986 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $8,648 /yr | - | -$120k |
San Antonio | TX | $61,139 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $9,872 /yr | - | -$121k |
Ellensburg | WA | $62,984 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $21,201 /yr | - | -$124k |
Missoula | MT | $64,046 Nat: $74,607 5yr Post-Grad | $21,302 /yr | - | -$126k |
Berkeley | CA | $58,673 Nat: $74,607 2yr Post-Grad | $14,538 /yr | - | -$130k |
Springfield | IL | $59,629 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $7,528 /yr | - | -$130k |
Syracuse | NY | $61,939 Nat: $74,607 5yr Post-Grad | $18,375 /yr | - | -$140k |
Slippery Rock | PA | $60,161 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $19,972 /yr | $24,999 | -$148k |
Stevens Point | WI | $58,863 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $14,757 /yr | - | -$151k |
Hilo | HI | $57,469 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $10,599 /yr | - | -$156k |
Fairfax | VA | $54,974 Nat: $74,607 2yr Post-Grad | $14,697 /yr | - | -$166k |
Pittsburgh | PA | $60,629 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $37,704 /yr | - | -$176k |
Green Bay | WI | $55,232 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $12,211 /yr | - | -$181k |
Oxford | OH | $58,386 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $29,447 /yr | - | -$182k |
Corpus Christi | TX | $52,844 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $13,843 /yr | - | -$206k |
Seattle | WA | $50,270 Nat: $74,607 2yr Post-Grad | $13,663 /yr | $28,153 | -$211k |
Wilmington | NC | $53,362 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $19,570 /yr | - | -$212k |
Athens | OH | $51,822 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | $20,666 /yr | - | -$229k |
Olympia | WA | $42,682 Nat: $70,041 2yr Post-Grad | $25,154 /yr | - | -$309k |
Athens | GA | $40,461 Nat: $74,607 2yr Post-Grad | $13,636 /yr | - | -$311k |
Shippensburg | PA | $41,205 Nat: $74,607 2yr Post-Grad | $21,129 /yr | - | -$317k |
Ashland | OR | $30,771 Nat: $74,607 2yr Post-Grad | $20,998 /yr | - | -$425k |
Monterey Earnings shared by 2 campuses, which report as one program. | CA | $72,805 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $59,880 | Cost not reported |
Keene Earnings shared by 2 Antioch University campuses, which report as one program. | NH | $52,571 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $51,250 | Cost not reported |
Yellow Springs Earnings shared by 2 Antioch University campuses, which report as one program. | OH | $52,571 Nat: $74,607 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | $51,250 | Cost not reported |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
- Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.