Best Natural Resources Management and Policy Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

13

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$192,219

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$45,513

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Grad rate: 86.3%

 VA +$574,440 $73,926 $32,040 N/A Full ROI →
2 University of Maryland-College Park

Grad rate: 88.9%

 MD +$559,274 $72,771 $28,073 N/A Full ROI →
3 Yale University

Grad rate: 97.0%

 CT +$369,860 $69,005 $85,120 N/A Full ROI →
4 University of Denver

Grad rate: 77.7%

 CO +$330,040 $66,004 $75,020 N/A Full ROI →
5 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Grad rate: 49.6%

 WI +$271,932 $57,814 $22,174 N/A Full ROI →
6 Duke University

Grad rate: 96.2%

 NC +$249,602 $62,755 $82,749 N/A Full ROI →
7 North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Grad rate: 63.4%

 ND +$238,358 $56,257 $23,391 N/A Full ROI →
8 Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Grad rate: 53.7%

 OR +$147,978 $52,145 $27,461 N/A Full ROI →
9 Oregon State University

Grad rate: 70.3%

 OR +$143,048 $52,145 $29,926 N/A Full ROI →
10 University of Idaho

Grad rate: 61.0%

 ID -$21,018 $43,216 $22,669 N/A Full ROI →
11 Nova Southeastern University

Grad rate: 63.4%

 FL -$21,074 $46,511 $55,647 N/A Full ROI →
12 Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Grad rate: 66.8%

 CO -$84,372 $40,751 $29,696 N/A Full ROI →
13 University of Miami

Grad rate: 84.2%

 FL -$259,216 $36,810 $77,708 N/A Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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