Bachelor's-12% vs national median284 grads tracked
Natural Resources and Conservation at Southern Oregon University
Ranked 151st of 181 bachelor's programs in Natural Resources and Conservation by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,048
middle 50%: $23,466 – $41,308
Median · 5 years out
$49,647
middle 50%: $36,147 – $60,724
Median · 10 years out
$60,672
middle 50%: $45,187 – $77,901
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 resource graduates earn a median of $31k in year one. Salaries reach $50k by year five and $61k 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,581 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southeast Missouri State University
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Farmington
$49,969 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$49,943 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$49,750 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$49,482 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$49,482 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$49,207 · 5 yrs out
Berry College
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$48,878 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Oregon University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,050 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$87,528 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$71,863 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,848 · 5 yrs out
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