Bachelor's · Westminster, Maryland
Is Natural Resources Conservation and Research at McDaniel College 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
- $34,261
- 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
- $18,650
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $97k (likely $97k – $114k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$4k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in MD
- 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
- −$329k (likely −$412k – −$242k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$371k (likely −$525k – −$191k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 56%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Change income, residency or loans Compare Natural Resources Conservation and Research at other schools
Other majors at McDaniel College
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$93,347
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (Post-baccalaureate certificate)$92,383
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Post-baccalaureate certificate)$86,787
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$78,830
- Curriculum and Instruction (Master's)$76,616
- Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's)$69,154
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$67,374
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$65,411
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$64,336
- Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$60,264
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$58,555
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$56,083
Natural Resources Conservation and Research at other schools in Maryland
- University of Maryland Global Campus$77,259
- University of Maryland-College Park$59,329
- Towson University$57,388
- St. Mary's College of Maryland$56,619
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County$55,336
- Salisbury University$49,706
- Washington College$46,831