SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has 9 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Construction Trades, Other (bachelor's), where graduates earn a median $99,249 four years after finishing, against $99,249 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$64,530
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 42 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades, Other | Not available | $69,486 | $99,249 | $99,2490% above | N/A |
| Engineering, General | Not available | N/A | $74,307 | $87,51715% below | N/A |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 38 | $49,930 | $65,604 | $53,64222% above | $20,250 |
| Landscape Architecture | 17 | N/A | $59,480 | $65,86310% below | N/A |
| Forestry | 24 | $46,942 | $57,664 | $58,4991% below | $12,875 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 118 | $32,579 | $50,010 | $49,9160% above | $15,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 69 | $46,497 | $49,489 | $54,6279% below | $17,439 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 46 | N/A | $42,505 | $43,2072% below | $15,000 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 17 | N/A | $46,689 | $44,5135% above | N/A |
Careers linked to the programs SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
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