Which Florida environmental science and conservation program has the lowest debt?

USF reports the lowest median federal debt, $18,840, with first-year pay of $36,048.

How much do environmental science and conservation graduates earn in Florida?

The median across 12 Florida environmental science and conservation bachelor's programs is $31,923 in the first year after graduating and $47,243 five years after.

Environmental Science and Conservation (Bachelor's) Programs in Florida, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many environmental science and conservation bachelor's programs are in Florida?

12 Florida programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

12 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Natural Resources Conservation and Research

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Florida environmental science and conservation bachelor's program pays its graduates $31,923 in their first year, $2,053 less than the national median. University of West Florida reports the highest first-year pay ($37,214), and USF the lowest median debt ($18,840).

Median first-year pay$31,923National $33,976

Median pay after 5 years$47,243National $54,967

Median federal debt$19,709National $23,078

Debt-to-earnings59%National 67%

All 12 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	University of West FloridaPensacola · public	$37,214	$50,951	Not reported	Not reported
2	USFTampa · public	$36,048	$49,650	$18,840	52%
3	FIUMiami · public	$36,007	$46,401	Not reported	Not reported
4	Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers · public	$34,875	$42,044	$19,215	55%
5	University of FloridaGainesville · public	$34,454	$53,912	$20,500	59%
6	UCFOrlando · public	$33,700	Not reported	$19,709	58%
7	Florida StateTallahassee · public	$30,146	$48,084	$18,979	63%
8	Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine · private nonprofit	$28,175	Not reported	$24,427	87%
9	Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg · private nonprofit	$25,709	$42,741	$26,000	101%
10	Stetson UniversityDeLand · private nonprofit	$23,790	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
11	Rollins CollegeWinter Park · private nonprofit	$22,352	$36,940	Not reported	Not reported
12	Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale · private nonprofit	$22,098	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

5 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida environmental science and conservation program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

University of West Florida$37,214
USF$36,048
FIU$36,007
Florida Gulf Coast University$34,875
University of Florida$34,454

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to environmental science and conservation, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Compliance Officers

$74,920

Median pay in Florida. 29,680 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $44,130Top 10%: $127,420

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

$60,830

Median pay in Florida. 5,950 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $42,600Top 10%: $109,290

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

$48,840

Median pay in Florida. 2,090 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $39,280Top 10%: $74,170

Forest and Conservation Technicians

$52,420

Median pay in Florida. 380 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $33,760Top 10%: $80,750

Common questions

University of West Florida in Pensacola reports the highest median first-year pay, $37,214.

Environmental Science and Conservation (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked247 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the environmental science and conservation bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024