Master's programs 197
Graduates in 2023-24 3,548
Typical median debt $40,863
Typical earnings 1 yr after $61,167
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $73,964
Earnings to debt 1.5x
Official field: Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.
Degree level Programs Typical earnings 1 yr after Typical median debt Master's 197 $61,167 $40,863 Doctoral 86 $79,634 n/a
Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.
$0k $0k $20k $17k $40k $33k $59k $50k $79k $67k debt = 1 year of pay American University: earnings $71,013, debt $33,750 Yale University: earnings $74,462, debt $48,501 Columbia University in the City of New York: earnings $75,506, debt $41,000 Duke University: earnings $73,924, debt $54,073 University of Idaho: earnings $75,271, debt $24,798 University of California-Santa Barbara: earnings $68,643, debt $31,000 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: earnings $67,170, debt $41,000 Harvard University: earnings $65,181, debt $61,185 University of Pennsylvania: earnings $67,178, debt $63,531 University of Colorado Boulder: earnings $63,011, debt $51,832 College of Charleston: earnings $58,037, debt $41,000 Indiana University-Bloomington: earnings $58,485, debt $40,863 Arizona State University Campus Immersion: earnings $62,793, debt $25,700 Arizona State University Digital Immersion: earnings $62,793, debt $25,700 North Carolina State University at Raleigh: earnings $60,134, debt $41,000 Colorado State University-Fort Collins: earnings $60,210, debt $24,327 Western Colorado University: earnings $51,804, debt $34,980 University of Wisconsin-Madison: earnings $52,667, debt $20,500 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania: earnings $45,880, debt $24,999 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: earnings $74,461, debt $41,000 Northeastern University: earnings $68,871, debt $40,976 University of California-Davis: earnings $67,655, debt $20,500 Loyola University Chicago: earnings $60,630, debt $36,617 University of Washington-Seattle Campus: earnings $53,347, debt $28,153 Auburn University: earnings $52,089, debt $20,500 Unity Environmental University: earnings $43,733, debt $22,670 Median federal debt Median earnings 1 year after Master's programs in environmental science Highest first-year earnings Webster University $91,133
University of San Francisco $79,325
University of Southern California $78,598
Columbia University in the City of New York $75,506
University of Idaho $75,271
Oregon State University $75,080
Yale University $74,462
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus $74,461
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt American University Washington, DC 51 $71,013 $104,878 $33,750 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 22 $79,325 $102,274 n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 158 $74,462 $100,347 $48,501 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 55 $75,506 $98,458 $41,000 Duke University Durham, NC 150 $73,924 $96,411 $54,073 University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX 5 n/a $94,092 n/a University of Idaho Moscow, ID 56 $75,271 $92,396 $24,798 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 12 $65,933 $91,697 n/a Webster University Saint Louis, MO 15 $91,133 $89,701 n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 72 $68,643 $88,781 $31,000 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 217 $67,170 $87,988 $41,000 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 105 $65,181 $84,831 $61,185 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 19 n/a $83,567 n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 165 $67,178 $83,058 $63,531 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 97 $63,011 $81,568 $51,832 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 4 n/a $81,015 n/a College of Charleston Charleston, SC 25 $58,037 $79,857 $41,000 Washington State University Pullman, WA 7 n/a $77,903 n/a California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 33 $61,167 $77,785 n/a University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO 14 $57,049 $77,438 n/a University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 22 n/a $77,033 n/a Clark University Worcester, MA 26 $52,500 $75,449 n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 46 $58,485 $75,331 $40,863 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 23 n/a $74,899 n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 24 $62,793 $74,674 $25,700 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ 68 $62,793 $74,674 $25,700 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 5 n/a $73,253 n/a University of New Haven West Haven, CT 18 n/a $72,783 n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 37 $56,404 $70,131 n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 55 $60,134 $70,041 $41,000 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 56 $60,210 $69,954 $24,327 Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 14 $40,853 $69,636 n/a Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO 27 $51,804 $67,308 $34,980 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 33 $52,667 $67,161 $20,500 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 15 n/a $66,537 n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 25 n/a $66,434 n/a Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL 16 $50,709 $66,340 n/a Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 35 $50,543 $63,595 n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 33 $52,793 $63,098 n/a Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 11 n/a $62,984 n/a The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 17 n/a $61,139 n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 12 n/a $60,986 n/a Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 11 $57,012 $60,629 n/a Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA 23 $45,880 $60,161 $24,999 University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL 31 $56,520 $59,629 n/a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI 15 n/a $58,863 n/a Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH 14 $57,916 $58,386 n/a University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI 21 $41,164 $57,469 n/a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI 7 $51,390 $55,232 n/a University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 10 n/a $53,362 n/a Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 6 n/a $52,844 n/a Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH 30 n/a $51,822 n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 10 $78,598 n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 35 $75,080 n/a n/a Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR 1 $75,080 n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 30 $74,461 n/a $41,000 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 19 $72,317 n/a n/a Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 25 $69,594 n/a n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 13 $69,266 n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 38 $68,871 n/a $40,976 George Washington University Washington, DC 15 $67,868 n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 29 $67,655 n/a $20,500 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 35 $65,415 n/a n/a Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 38 $60,630 n/a $36,617 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 8 $59,526 n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 34 $56,745 n/a n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 40 $53,347 n/a $28,153 Auburn University Auburn, AL 29 $52,089 n/a $20,500 Prescott College Prescott, AZ 11 $49,719 n/a n/a Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME 96 $43,733 n/a $22,670 Adelphi University Garden City, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK 7 n/a n/a n/a Ana G. Mendez University Orlando, FL 8 n/a n/a n/a Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 1 n/a n/a n/a Ball State University Muncie, IN 6 n/a n/a n/a Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 11 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN 2 n/a n/a n/a Binghamton University Vestal, NY 17 n/a n/a n/a Brigham Young University Provo, UT 5 n/a n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Chico Chico, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA 9 n/a n/a n/a Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 4 n/a n/a n/a College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Columbus State University Columbus, GA 7 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a DePaul University Chicago, IL 8 n/a n/a n/a Delaware State University Dover, DE 1 n/a n/a n/a Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 7 n/a n/a n/a Emory University Atlanta, GA 1 n/a n/a n/a Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL 3 n/a n/a n/a Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 10 n/a n/a n/a Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL 2 n/a n/a n/a Florida International University Miami, FL 18 n/a n/a n/a Gannon University Erie, PA 5 n/a n/a n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 13 n/a n/a n/a Georgetown University Washington, DC 10 n/a n/a $100,778 Goshen College Goshen, IN 5 n/a n/a n/a Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 0 n/a n/a n/a Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German San German, PR 5 n/a n/a n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 9 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 17 n/a n/a n/a Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY 8 n/a n/a n/a Lamar University Beaumont, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN 2 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 12 n/a n/a n/a Montana State University Bozeman, MT 49 n/a n/a n/a Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 1 n/a n/a n/a New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 4 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 14 n/a n/a n/a North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND 2 n/a n/a n/a Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 6 n/a n/a n/a Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL 20 n/a n/a $61,500 Pace University New York, NY 9 n/a n/a n/a Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR 1 n/a n/a n/a Portland State University Portland, OR 6 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 1 n/a n/a n/a Rice University Houston, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 1 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 7 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ 4 n/a n/a n/a SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY 29 n/a n/a n/a Samford University Birmingham, AL 2 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 9 n/a n/a n/a Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA 9 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 5 n/a n/a n/a Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 5 n/a n/a n/a Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL 18 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR 6 n/a n/a n/a St. John's University-New York Queens, NY 7 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 30 n/a n/a n/a State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a Stockton University Galloway, NJ 7 n/a n/a n/a Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a Tennessee State University Nashville, TN 9 n/a n/a n/a Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a Texas State University San Marcos, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA 27 n/a n/a n/a The University of Montana Missoula, MT 16 n/a n/a n/a The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN 13 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 14 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 18 n/a n/a n/a Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL 3 n/a n/a n/a Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR 5 n/a n/a n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 2 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 38 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Merced Merced, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Maine Orono, ME 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 19 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 4 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 26 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 8 n/a n/a n/a University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 3 n/a n/a n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR 1 n/a n/a n/a University of San Diego San Diego, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of South Alabama Mobile, AL 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Vermont Burlington, VT 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 43 n/a n/a $82,000 University of West Florida Pensacola, FL 12 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 19 n/a n/a n/a Villanova University Villanova, PA 6 n/a n/a n/a Wayne State University Detroit, MI 3 n/a n/a n/a West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX 6 n/a n/a n/a West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 4 n/a n/a n/a Wichita State University Wichita, KS 3 n/a n/a n/a Wilmington University New Castle, DE 2 n/a n/a n/a
Doctoral programs in environmental science Highest first-year earnings University of Arizona $82,798
University of California-Berkeley $76,469
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 36 $76,469 $100,702 n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 11 $82,798 n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 11 n/a n/a n/a Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR 3 n/a n/a n/a Ball State University Muncie, IN 3 n/a n/a n/a Baylor University Waco, TX 9 n/a n/a n/a Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 4 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 9 n/a n/a n/a Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL 8 n/a n/a n/a Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL 0 n/a n/a n/a George Mason University Fairfax, VA 10 n/a n/a n/a Harvard University Cambridge, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 3 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 0 n/a n/a n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 3 n/a n/a n/a Jackson State University Jackson, MS 0 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 1 n/a n/a n/a Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 8 n/a n/a n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 7 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 9 n/a n/a n/a Montana State University Bozeman, MT 6 n/a n/a n/a Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 5 n/a n/a n/a New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 2 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC 3 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 6 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Boston, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 9 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 0 n/a n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 2 n/a n/a n/a Portland State University Portland, OR 4 n/a n/a n/a Princeton University Princeton, NJ 2 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 6 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ 2 n/a n/a n/a SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 3 n/a n/a n/a Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN 8 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Texas State University San Marcos, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a The University of Montana Missoula, MT 1 n/a n/a n/a The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 3 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX 0 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 6 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Merced Merced, CA 15 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Idaho Moscow, ID 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Maine Orono, ME 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 11 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 4 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 4 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 14 n/a n/a n/a University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 2 n/a n/a n/a University of North Texas Denton, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Oregon Eugene, OR 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR 6 n/a n/a n/a University of Vermont Burlington, VT 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 12 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 4 n/a n/a n/a Washington State University Pullman, WA 6 n/a n/a n/a Western Illinois University Macomb, IL 1 n/a n/a n/a Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 10 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How much do environmental science graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $61,167 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
How much debt do environmental science graduate students take on? The typical program's graduates who borrowed left with a median of $40,863 in federal loans taken at that school. Undergraduate loans are not included.
Undergraduate: Environmental science major
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .