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2026 Highest Paid Natural Resource Management Grads in the New England Region

[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 schools below stand out for the salaries their natural resource management graduates go on to command.

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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• Highest Paid Natural Resource Management Grads in the New England Region

2026 Highest Paid Natural Resource Management Grads in the New England Region

Below are the schools whose natural resource management graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Natural Resource Management Graduates

1

University Of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

$64,504 Average Early-Career Salary

Our analysis ranked University Of Rhode Island the top school for natural resource management graduate earnings in the New England Region. University Of Rhode Island is a public school located in the suburb of Kingston. Early-career natural resource management graduates from University Of Rhode Island make a median of around $64,504 per year.

2

Unity College
New Gloucester, ME

$59,268 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in natural resource management will find them at Unity College, which ranked #2. Set in the rural area of New Gloucester, Unity College is a private not-for-profit institution. Natural Resource Management graduates of Unity College earn a median of about $59,268 a year early in their careers.

3

University Of New Hampshire Main Campus
Durham, NH

$41,681 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes University Of New Hampshire Main Campus one of the highest-paying schools for natural resource management. University Of New Hampshire Main Campus is a public school located in the town of Durham. Early-career natural resource management graduates from University Of New Hampshire Main Campus make a median of around $41,681 per year.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their natural resource management graduates, 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.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.