Bachelor's+11% vs national median204 grads tracked
Natural Resources and Conservation at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 23rd of 181 bachelor's programs in Natural Resources and Conservation by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$38,861
middle 50%: $28,276 – $54,857
Median · 5 years out
$62,278
middle 50%: $39,950 – $79,564
Median · 10 years out
$88,977
middle 50%: $65,392 – $135,150
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 majors at Queens College earn $38,861 in their first year. Median salaries climb to $88,977 after a decade.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,176 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Virginia
$63,834 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$63,411 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$63,197 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Mont Alto
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$62,393 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$62,205 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$61,889 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$61,742 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$61,552 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$61,498 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$61,487 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Queens College
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$106,654 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$101,982 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$98,849 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,689 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$91,851 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$91,355 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
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