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Natural Resources and Conservation, Other: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 03.99. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 43 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Graduate earnings by credential level

$0$20K$40KBachelor's degree$36,547Master's degree$57,006
National earnings of Natural Resources and Conservation, Other graduates who were working and not enrolled one year after completing, by credential. Bachelor's degree: median $36,547; Master's degree: median $57,006. The bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile, the thin line spans the 10th to 90th percentile, and the red mark is the median.
CredentialProgramsGraduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsTypical program median debt
Undergraduate certificate53Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Associate's degree315Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Bachelor's degree1661$36,547$48,754$26,000
1 programs
Post-baccalaureate certificate30Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Master's degree1111$57,006$60,509Data unavailable
Doctoral degree10Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Graduate certificate442Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable

National earnings are published by the Department of Education for each field and credential level Verified data. Typical program median debt is ConnectPrep's calculation: the median across programs of each program's median federal debt Calculated estimate. It covers federal loans only.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Bachelor's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Kansas State University
KS · Public · 26 graduates measured
$42,158$53,401Data unavailable
Juniata College
PA · Private, nonprofit · 20 graduates measured
$30,975Data unavailableData unavailable
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
PA · Public · 52 graduates measured
$30,902$45,833$26,000

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Master's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Oregon State University
OR · Public · 19 graduates measured
$56,735Data unavailableData unavailable
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
OR · Public · 19 graduates measured
$56,735Data unavailableData unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Natural Resources and Conservation, Other

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Forestry and conservation science teachers, postsecondary$101,420+2.8%Doctoral or professional degree

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (1)
  • 03.9999 Natural Resources and Conservation, Other