Best Natural Resources & Conservation Research Schools by Graduate Salary & ROI (2026)

256 schools ranked by DegreeOutlook Score · Updated 2026

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

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Programs Ranked

256

Avg Earnings

$34,546/yr

Avg DW Score

34/100

AI Risk

High

49% task exposure

Top Institutions

Leading the field for Natural Resources & Conservation Research

The top four programs by DegreeOutlook Score. Full ranking of 256 programs below.

Rank #1 · DegreeOutlook Score 67

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL · Private for-profit

$74,5461-yr earnings

31.1xROI multiple

HighAI risk

University of Maryland Global Campus

MD · #2

$55,545/yr · 25.9x ROI

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

MA · #3

$50,931/yr · 16.1x ROI

American Public University System

WV · #4

$50,260/yr · 19.0x ROI

The Ranking Matrix

All Natural Resources & Conservation Research Programs Ranked

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#	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

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What is the best school for Natural Resources & Conservation Research?

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

How much do Natural Resources & Conservation Research graduates earn?

Across 256 schools, Natural Resources & Conservation 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 Research a good major for AI resistance?

Natural Resources & Conservation 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.

Programs are ranked by DegreeOutlook 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.

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