Is a Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy degree worth it?
Across 28 schools, graduates of Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy earn a median $55,166 five years out on $23,253 of debt — most often working as Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$55,166
Median debt
$23,253
Years to pay off
4.4
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
38%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+3.4%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
17.6%
$57,916 vs $47,699
Net price
$19,104/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$7,897
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.