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Bachelor's+11% vs national median43 grads tracked

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Ranked 8th of 26 bachelor's programs in Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,642
middle 50%: $32,572 – $47,510
Median · 5 years out
$61,827
middle 50%: $49,399 – $72,585
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $50,539 – $83,791

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 University of Wisconsin - River Falls's bachelor's program in Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy earn a median $40,642 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $55,665 for this field, ranking 8th 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
7 yrs
≈ $8,098 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University at Galveston
$65,282 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$62,407 · 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
North Carolina State University
$57,966 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$57,427 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$56,720 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$114,092 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$87,097 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,142 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,142 · 5 yrs out
Food Science and Technology (Bachelor's)
$76,305 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Bachelor's)
$73,677 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$72,484 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$72,286 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$71,536 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$69,900 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,368 · 5 yrs out

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