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Conservation Science, bachelor's programs in California

Among 20 California bachelor's programs in Conservation Science with federal earnings data, University of Southern California graduates earn the highest median, $78,731 four years after graduating, with a median federal debt of $9,125. University of California, Berkeley follows at $78,624. The national median for bachelor's graduates in the same program is $55,012. (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard.)

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Highest median
$78,731
National median
$55,012
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Conservation Science, bachelor's programs in California: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)
University of Southern California$78,731+43%$9,125
University of California, Berkeley$78,624+43%$12,817
University of California, Los Angeles$75,927+38%$17,806
Sonoma State University$69,077+26%$15,125
University of California-San Diego$69,061+26%$18,000
California State University-Sacramento$67,795+23%$20,000
University of California-Davis$65,983+20%$15,000
University of California-Riverside$64,944+18%$16,250
University of California-Santa Barbara$63,628+16%$16,200
California State University-Long Beach$63,040+15%$14,000
San Francisco State University$62,116+13%$14,087
University of California-Irvine$59,908+9%$12,477
San Diego State University$58,215+6%$12,726
University of Redlands$57,319+4%$25,943
California State University-San Marcos$55,903about the same$13,273
Ashford University$55,435about the same$41,000
University of California-Santa Cruz$55,240about the same$18,487
University of San Francisco$53,369−3%$21,000
California State University-Monterey Bay$51,598−6%$16,500
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt$50,915−7%$15,000

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What these numbers are

Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).