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Bachelor's+4% vs national median56 grads tracked

Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Carleton College

Ranked 49th of 159 bachelor's programs in Natural Resources Conservation and Research by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,626
middle 50%: $26,115 – $51,223
Median · 5 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $34,252 – $79,787
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 Carleton College's bachelor's program in Natural Resources Conservation and Research earn a median $35,626 one year after graduating, rising to $58,858 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $56,425 for this field, ranking 49th 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,947 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of North Georgia
$59,535 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$59,452 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$59,391 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$58,893 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$58,333 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$58,227 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$57,907 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Carleton College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,570 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out

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