2021 Highest Paid Natural Resources Conservation Graduates in Indiana

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation School for You

In 2018-2019, 231 bachelor's degrees were awarded to natural resources conservation students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #53 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 16,348 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.4% were from a college or university in the state. Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Highest Paid Conservation Graduates ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In this ranking, we use early career salaries - salaries 10 years from when a student started college. This is the salary typically earned 4-6 years after graduation, but may be different depending on how long a person takes to complete their degree.

Salaries of Natural Resources Conservation Majors After Graduation

After graduating, natural resources conservation majors that go to school in Indiana go on to jobs making an average of $31,800 per year. Unfortunately, that is 20% less than the average salary of a typical college graduate. However, graduates from the schools below may make more than this.

Looking at conservation schools across the country, we see that the nationwide average salary for graduates in this field is $30,240. This means that graduates from schools in Indiana make 5% more than the national average.

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2021 Highest Paid Natural Resources Conservation Grads in Indiana

The following colleges produce the highest paid conservation graduates.

Best Schools for Highly Paid Conservation Graduates in Indiana

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

25 Bachelor's Degrees

$31,800 Average Salary

$24,031 Average Student Debt

Ball State University landed the #1 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid natural resources conservation school. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie. Conservation majors who obtain their bachelor's from the school make an average salary of $31,800.

Conservation majors at Ball State take out an average of $24,031 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $245, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Notes and References

• 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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