Bachelor's-2% vs national median226 grads tracked
Natural Resources and Conservation at Bemidji State University
Ranked 98th of 181 bachelor's programs in Natural Resources and Conservation by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,438
middle 50%: $24,655 – $43,497
Median · 5 years out
$55,297
middle 50%: $43,285 – $67,438
Median · 10 years out
$61,827
middle 50%: $49,855 – $72,585
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Natural Resources and Conservation (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Natural Resources and Conservation graduates from Bemidji State University earn a median $32.4k in their first year. Median pay reaches $61.8k after ten years.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,685 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ohio State University (The)
$55,575 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$55,512 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Benedict
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$55,363 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$55,314 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$55,156 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$55,137 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$54,875 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana Western (The)
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Bemidji State University
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$92,673 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$92,614 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$92,521 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$87,739 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$84,770 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Bachelor's)
$84,529 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$80,205 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$79,927 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$76,129 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,912 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
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