by our College Data Analytics Team
[Natural Resource Management](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/natural-resource-management/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a natural resource management degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their natural resource management graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send natural resource management graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
For graduate earnings in natural resource management, no school beat Marist College this year. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist College is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, natural resource management degree recipients from Marist College typically earn about $75,821 annually.
Suny College Of Environmental Science And Forestry produces some of the highest-paid graduates in natural resource management, landing the #2 spot this year. Suny College Of Environmental Science And Forestry is a public school located in the city of Syracuse. Natural Resource Management graduates of Suny College Of Environmental Science And Forestry earn a median of about $54,010 a year early in their careers.
Paul Smiths College Of Arts And Science produces some of the highest-paid graduates in natural resource management, landing the #3 spot this year. Paul Smiths College Of Arts And Science is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paul Smiths. Early-career natural resource management graduates from Paul Smiths College Of Arts And Science make a median of around $55,219 per year.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries natural resource management graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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