Bachelor's · Denver, Colorado

Is Natural Resources Conservation and Research at University of Denver worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $42,386; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: Not enough graduates to report; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $24,594; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $136k (likely $136k – $144k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: −$222 a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in CO; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: Not within 20 years in most scenarios; Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: −$354k (likely −$448k – −$265k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: −$356k (likely −$535k – −$174k); Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide): 74%; Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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AP classes

AP Biology
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University of Colorado Boulder$63,337
Metropolitan State University of Denver$63,175
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