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Bachelor's0% vs national median42 grads tracked

Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Wheaton College

Ranked 72nd of 159 bachelor's programs in Natural Resources Conservation and Research by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,840
middle 50%: $23,771 – $50,311
Median · 5 years out
$56,406
middle 50%: $39,310 – $74,301
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Natural Resources Conservation and Research (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Wheaton College's bachelor's program in Natural Resources Conservation and Research earn a median $34,840 one year after graduating, rising to $56,406 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 0% below the national median of $56,425 for this field, ranking 72nd of 159 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.9 yrs
≈ $9,309 total interest

Same major at other universities

Texas A & M University at Galveston
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Institute of Technology
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$56,659 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$56,554 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$56,425 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Environment Science & Forestry
$56,333 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$56,282 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$56,050 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Wheaton College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$100,721 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$97,031 · 5 yrs out
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctorate)
$97,031 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, Other (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$91,449 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$91,449 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$89,458 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$74,959 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,042 · 5 yrs out

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