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Bachelor's+19% vs national median148 grads tracked

Natural Resources and Conservation at CUNY Hunter College

Ranked 12th of 181 bachelor's programs in Natural Resources and Conservation by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,038
middle 50%: $31,637 – $64,930
Median · 5 years out
$67,042
middle 50%: $44,849 – $83,197
Median · 10 years out
$85,664
middle 50%: $54,757 – $103,346

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

Graduates of CUNY Hunter College's bachelor's program in Natural Resources and Conservation earn a median $46,038 one year after graduating, rising to $85,664 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% above the national median of $56,282 for this field, ranking 12th of 181 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,201 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$68,291 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$64,195 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$64,038 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$63,983 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$63,834 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$63,411 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Hunter College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$119,206 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$111,026 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$107,101 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$103,243 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,747 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,890 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$91,424 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$89,536 · 5 yrs out

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