Program Analysis
At $37,453 per year, Natural Resources Conservation and Research graduates from University of Minnesota-Crookston earn slightly above the $34,545 national median. The premium is real but not dramatic.
At 10.0x the cost of in-state tuition, the ten-year earnings outlook represents a strong return. Not exceptional, but meaningfully positive.
AI risk is moderate — 48% task exposure — and the 8% scenario spread suggests disruption would dent but not destroy the earnings outlook.
The median debt load of $18,616 represents less than half a year of starting salary — among the lightest debt-to-income ratios we track.
Ranked #88 out of 256 programs, University of Minnesota-Crookston's Natural Resources Conservation and Research offering sits in the upper half but doesn't break into the top tier.
The five-year earnings trajectory from $37,453 to $52,714 shows 41% growth, reflecting steady but unremarkable salary progression.