Bachelor's+10% vs national median204 grads tracked
Natural Resources Conservation and Research at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 21st of 159 bachelor's programs in Natural Resources Conservation and Research 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 Conservation and Research (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
CUNY Queens College reports a $38,861 median salary for natural resources conservation and research graduates in their first year. Median pay grows to $62,278 after five years and $88,977 by year ten.
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
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
Indiana University - Bloomington
$63,197 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
Wofford College
$62,393 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$61,889 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$61,614 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$61,552 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$61,435 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$61,121 · 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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