WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)+28% vs national median230 grads tracked

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Vermilion Community College

Ranked 1st of 3 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,878
middle 50%: $23,742 – $40,432
Median · 5 years out
$57,991
middle 50%: $43,921 – $74,072
Median · 10 years out
$68,667
middle 50%: $55,464 – $86,568

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Vermilion Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy earn a median $30,878 one year after graduating, rising to $68,667 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 28% above the national median of $45,166 for this field, ranking 1st of 3 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,536 total interest

Same major at other universities

Hocking Technical College
$45,166 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Vermilion Community College

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Associate)
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Associate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Associate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Certificate)
$55,246 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$46,480 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Certificate)
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$42,092 · 5 yrs out
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (Associate)
$40,680 · 5 yrs out

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