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DOCTORAL DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 0301

Natural Resources Conservation and Research: is this doctoral degree worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$100,702 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$100,702Median year-4 earnings

$13,481Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$100,702Median reported earnings · year 4

$89,838Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

47thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $49,254
Federal debt: $19,861
Reporting programs: 7

5 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $44,513
Federal debt: $12,000
Reporting programs: 6

6 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $55,044
Federal debt: $23,032
Reporting programs: 287

265 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $72,805
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 58

58 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $100,702
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $86,011
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$100,702National median$100,70275th percentile$100,702

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of California, Berkeley$100,702

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Compliance OfficersSOC 13-1041 · 2 crosswalk linksEnvironmental Science Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1053 · 2 crosswalk linksEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthSOC 19-2041 · 2 crosswalk linksForest and Conservation TechniciansSOC 19-4071 · 2 crosswalk linksConservation ScientistsSOC 19-1031 · 1 crosswalk linksEnvironmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthSOC 19-4042 · 1 crosswalk linksForestersSOC 19-1032 · 1 crosswalk linksForestry and Conservation Science Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1043 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of California, BerkeleyDoctoral Degree	Berkeley, CA	$100,702	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,481

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.