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Best Schools for Natural Resources Conservation and Research in 2026

256 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Natural Resources Conservation and Research, 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 and Research graduate earns $34,546/yr across 256 schools.

Programs Ranked

256

Avg Earnings

$34,546/yr

Avg DW Score

34/100

AI Risk

High

49% task exposure

All Natural Resources Conservation and Research Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

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

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 and Research?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Columbia Southern University ranks #1 for Natural Resources Conservation and Research with a score of 67/100 and graduate earnings of $74,546/yr.

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/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $74,546/yr.

Is Natural Resources Conservation and Research a good major for AI resistance?

Natural Resources Conservation and Research 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.