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Bachelor's+29% vs national median77 grads tracked

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Ranked 5th of 26 bachelor's programs in Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,998
middle 50%: $26,436 – $53,873
Median · 5 years out
$71,605
middle 50%: $57,703 – $88,826
Median · 10 years out
$78,372
middle 50%: $61,580 – $90,722

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's bachelor's program in Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy earn a median $39,998 one year after graduating, rising to $78,372 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 29% above the national median of $55,665 for this field, ranking 5th of 26 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
≈ $7,500 total interest

Same major at other universities

Penn State World Campus
$92,948 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University at Galveston
$65,282 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$62,407 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$61,438 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$60,033 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Environment Science & Forestry
$58,404 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out

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