Education & Training
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Compliance Officers Bachelor's degree
- Conservation Scientists Bachelor's degree
- Coroners Bachelor's degree
- Customs Brokers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Bachelor's degree
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Bachelor's degree
- Forest and Conservation Technicians Certificate or apprenticeship
- Foresters Bachelor's degree
- Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Government Property Inspectors and Investigators Associate degree
- Park Naturalists Bachelor's degree
- Range Managers Bachelor's degree
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $41,060 | $49,254 | $15,500 | 146 |
| Associate degree | $39,866 | $44,513 | $11,000 | 244 |
| Bachelor's degree | $41,040 | $55,060 | $19,500 | 830 |
| Master's degree | $61,167 | $72,805 | $41,000 | 242 |
| Doctoral degree | $79,634 | $100,702 | — | 102 |
| Professional degree | $71,140 | $86,011 | $45,500 | 2 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.