Best Natural Resources Conservation Programs in New York
Updated
This page ranks the 22 Natural Resources Conservation programs in New York by median earnings of Natural Resources Conservation graduates four years after completing, highest first. Fordham University leads the list with median earnings of $71,430 for its graduates four years after completing.
Across the listed programs, the figure ranges from $71,430 to $25,194, with a median of $49,206. For 7 of the 22 programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
The list includes 10 public and 12 private nonprofit institutions. CUNY Hunter College ranks 20th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
St. John's University-New York posts the highest admission rate, admitting 83% of applicants.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fordham University · Bronx, NY | $71,430 | $44,338 | $32,474 | 59.3% |
| Fordham University reports $71,430 in median earnings of Natural Resources Conservation graduates four years after completing, the highest figure on this list, alongside an admission rate of 59%. | |||||
| 2 | Colgate University · Hamilton, NY | $70,760 | $28,786 | $6,086 | 13.9% |
| Colgate University ranks 2nd on this list and shows an average net price of $28,786. | |||||
| 3 | Cornell University · Ithaca, NY | $68,088 | $28,690 | $1,776 | 8.8% |
| Cornell University admits 9% of applicants and posts median earnings of $68,088 for its Natural Resources Conservation graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | CUNY Queens College · Queens, NY | $65,863 | $4,195 | $1,541 | 64.4% |
| CUNY Queens College carries a median federal debt of $10,298 across all of the school's borrowers who completed, and its Natural Resources Conservation graduates earn a median of $65,863 four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Hobart William Smith Colleges · Geneva, NY | $61,905 | $31,563 | $14,650 | 64.0% |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges reports median federal debt of $27,000 among Natural Resources Conservation completers who borrowed, with a cohort of 54 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 6 | Binghamton University · Vestal, NY | $55,579 | $21,620 | $12,171 | 38.6% |
| Binghamton University ranks 6th on this list and reports an average net price of $21,620. | |||||
| 7 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY | $54,099 | $17,156 | $9,400 | 78.4% |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh posts median earnings of $54,099 for its Natural Resources Conservation graduates four years after completing, and its admission rate is 78%. | |||||
| 8 | Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY | $51,512 | $32,297 | $9,932 | 21.1% |
| Skidmore College reports median federal debt of $26,751 among Natural Resources Conservation completers who borrowed, alongside an average net price of $32,297. | |||||
| 9 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science · Paul Smiths, NY | $51,359 | $26,683 | $16,732 | 76.5% |
| Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science shows an admission rate of 77% and median earnings of $51,359 for its Natural Resources Conservation graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 10 | Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY | $49,759 | $18,784 | $12,943 | 49.0% |
| Stony Brook University ranks 10th on this list and reports median federal debt of $16,632 among Natural Resources Conservation completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 11 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry · Syracuse, NY | $49,489 | $18,952 | $9,473 | 63.3% |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry admits 63% of applicants, with median earnings of $49,489 for its Natural Resources Conservation graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 12 | St. John's University-New York · Queens, NY | $48,922 | $29,999 | $27,787 | 83.4% |
| St. John's University-New York reports an average net price of $29,999 and median earnings of $48,922 for its Natural Resources Conservation graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 13 | SUNY Brockport · Brockport, NY | $48,574 | $16,353 | $10,911 | 70.7% |
| SUNY Brockport reports median earnings of $48,574 for its Natural Resources Conservation graduates four years after completing, with a cohort of 29 graduates. | |||||
| 14 | Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY | $48,010 | $33,926 | $21,901 | 69.0% |
| Ithaca College posts an average net price of $33,926 and a median federal debt of $24,051 among Natural Resources Conservation completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 15 | Canisius University · Buffalo, NY | $45,233 | $17,940 | $12,781 | 72.4% |
| Canisius University admits 72% of applicants and ranks 1009th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 16 | Adelphi University · Garden City, NY | $34,704 | $30,783 | $24,095 | 65.9% |
| Adelphi University shows median earnings of $34,704 four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $24,095 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 17 | SUNY at Purchase College · Purchase, NY | $32,569 | $18,913 | $11,835 | 74.1% |
| SUNY at Purchase College ranks 17th on this list, with an admission rate of 74% and a cohort of 11 graduates in the earnings data. | |||||
| 18 | CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY | $31,839 | $2,984 | $1,029 | 53.8% |
| CUNY Hunter College carries an average net price of $2,984 and ranks 20th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 19 | Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY | $27,476 | $39,343 | $15,953 | 18.6% |
| Vassar College reports median earnings of $27,476 for its Natural Resources Conservation graduates four years after completing, and admits 19% of applicants. | |||||
| 20 | Alfred University · Alfred, NY | $26,896 | $25,620 | $16,512 | 73.8% |
| Alfred University posts an average net price of $16,512 for families earning under $30,000, with a cohort of 7 graduates in the earnings data. | |||||
| 21 | SUNY College at Potsdam · Potsdam, NY | $25,774 | $13,624 | $8,623 | 77.7% |
| SUNY College at Potsdam ranks 955th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $25,774 four years after completing. | |||||
| 22 | SUNY Oneonta · Oneonta, NY | $25,194 | $19,158 | $11,044 | 69.6% |
| An admission rate of 70% and an average net price of $19,158 accompany SUNY Oneonta's median earnings of $25,194 for its Natural Resources Conservation graduates. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Environmental Studies graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in New York appear. The figure covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after finishing. For 7 of the 22 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between Fordham University and Colgate University is $670, while the spread from the top to the bottom of the list reaches $46,236.
Job market context in New York
The occupations linked to Natural Resources Conservation in New York include roles such as Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health, Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health, and Compliance Officers. Across those occupations, the median annual wage is $85,420, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $64,157. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 2.1% higher, with 2,750 projected openings a year, or about 266 openings a year for every hundred graduates, meaning more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses the median earnings of graduates four years after completing, a different measure from the occupational wage figures reported here.
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