Highest-Paying Natural Resources Programs
Colleges whose natural resources graduates earn the most one year after finishing, across all bachelor's programs in the field.
Ranked by median earnings, 1 year after completing · 341 of 2,406 institutions report this measure · Compiled 2026-09-01
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#5
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD
#9
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
#10
American Public University System
Charles Town, WV
- 1Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AL · For-profit$68,219Compare nearby
- 2Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · Private$54,661Compare nearby
- 3University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, TX · Public$54,644Compare nearby
- 4Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA · Public$54,630Compare nearby
- 5University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, MD · Public$53,984Compare nearby
- 6California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · Public$52,607Compare nearby
- 7San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA · Public$51,607Compare nearby
- 8Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · Private$50,606Compare nearby
- 9University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · Public$46,846Compare nearby
- 10American Public University SystemCharles Town, WV · For-profit$46,380Compare nearby
- 11Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · Private$45,696Compare nearby
- 12University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GA · Public$45,696Compare nearby
- 13Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, MN · Public$45,500Compare nearby
- 14Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA · Private$45,305Compare nearby
- 15University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Public$44,737Compare nearby
- 16Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · Private$44,384Compare nearby
- 17Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH · Private$44,356Compare nearby
- 18Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO · Public$44,292Compare nearby
- 19Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI · Public$44,170Compare nearby
- 20California State University-East BayHayward, CA · Public$43,798Compare nearby
- 21Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · Private$43,240Compare nearby
- 22University of ChicagoChicago, IL · Private$42,682Compare nearby
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- 23Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, MN · Public$42,682Compare nearby
- 24Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, NH · Private$42,682Compare nearby
- 25University of HoustonHouston, TX · Public$42,682Compare nearby
How this list was built
- Measure
- Median earnings, 1 year after completing — sorted highest to lowest
- Source variable
EARN_MDN_HI_1YR- Dataset
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts-Field-of-Study (04-17-2025 release)
- Where a college offers several natural resources programs, the figure shown is the median across those programs.
- Earnings cover graduates who received federal financial aid, were working and not enrolled one year after completing, and whose highest credential is that bachelor's degree.
- 341 institutions report earnings for this field; programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy by the Department of Education and cannot be ranked.
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