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

Texas A&M reports the lowest median federal debt, $21,125, with first-year pay of $36,266.

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

The median across 9 Texas environmental science and conservation bachelor's programs is $36,266 in the first year after graduating and $52,346 five years after.

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

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

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

9 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 Texas environmental science and conservation bachelor's program pays its graduates $36,266 in their first year, $2,290 more than the national median. UH-Clear Lake reports the highest first-year pay ($41,368), and Texas A&M the lowest median debt ($21,125).

Median first-year pay$36,266National $33,976

Median pay after 5 years$52,346National $54,967

Median federal debt$24,566National $23,078

Debt-to-earnings73%National 67%

All 9 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	UH-Clear LakeHouston · public	$41,368	$67,590	Not reported	Not reported
2	Stephen F. AustinNacogdoches · public	$37,637	$55,132	$24,617	65%
3	Texas A&M-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi · public	$37,497	$50,178	$27,523	73%
4	Texas TechLubbock · public	$36,601	$46,915	$24,000	66%
5	Texas A&MCollege Station · public	$36,266	$68,160	$21,125	58%
6	Baylor UniversityWaco · private nonprofit	$31,707	$52,346	$26,000	82%
7	UTEPEl Paso · public	$31,207	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
8	Texas StateSan Marcos · public	$29,414	$50,255	$24,515	83%
9	UTSASan Antonio · public	$26,931	$48,624	$24,250	90%

UH-Clear Lake and UTEP report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

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

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

UH-Clear Lake$41,368
Stephen F. Austin$37,637
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi$37,497
Texas Tech$36,601
Texas A&M$36,266

Lowest median debt

Texas A&M$21,125
Texas Tech$24,000
UTSA$24,250
Texas State$24,515
Stephen F. Austin$24,617

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

$75,370

Median pay in Texas. 42,900 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $45,170Top 10%: $126,920

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

$92,000

Median pay in Texas. 5,630 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $60,080Top 10%: $163,110

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health

$50,710

Median pay in Texas. 3,350 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $39,490Top 10%: $78,770

Forest and Conservation Technicians

$52,200

Median pay in Texas. 600 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $41,780Top 10%: $66,710

Common questions

UH-Clear Lake in Houston reports the highest median first-year pay, $41,368.

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 Texas 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