Bachelor's · Forest Grove, Oregon
Is Natural Resources Conservation and Research at Pacific University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 17.1 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $37,420
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $50,701
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $151k (likely $151k – $201k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $11k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in OR
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 17.1 years (likely 9.9–20+)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$273k (likely −$388k – −$156k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$118k (likely −$343k – $125k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 71%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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Other majors at Pacific University
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral)$151,842
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Doctoral)$137,961
- Optometry (Doctoral)$136,799
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's)$128,605
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral)$108,345
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$105,018
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Doctoral)$103,070
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$100,098
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$92,510
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral)$83,383
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$81,207
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)$78,641
Natural Resources Conservation and Research at other schools in Oregon
- Portland State University$58,961
- Oregon State University$55,805
- Oregon State University-Cascades Campus$55,805
- University of Portland$54,975
- Willamette University$54,657
- University of Oregon$49,770
- Southern Oregon University$44,945
- Lewis & Clark College$33,085