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Master's-19% vs national median134 grads tracked

Natural Resources and Conservation at Southern Oregon University

Ranked 71st of 73 master's programs in Natural Resources and Conservation by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,692
middle 50%: $25,346 – $51,372
Median · 5 years out
$56,473
middle 50%: $42,201 – $71,728
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $58,065 – $89,880

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Natural Resources and Conservation (master's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Southern Oregon University's master's program in Natural Resources and Conservation earn a median $38,692 one year after graduating, rising to $69,154 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $70,069 for this field, ranking 71st of 73 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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,739 total interest

Same major at other universities

Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$61,498 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$60,961 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$60,633 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$60,095 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$56,124 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$54,522 · 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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