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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$33,155 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,004 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

Natural Resource Management is the #137 most popular major in the country with 1,073 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for resource management students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resource Management

Our analysis found Utah State University to be the best value school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Utah State University

The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resource management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for resource management in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Full Natural Resource Management at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

DU undergraduate students pay an average of $54,819 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of Denver Report

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of I are $27,576 a year.

Full Natural Resource Management at University of Idaho Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UM are $28,476 a year.

Full Natural Resource Management at The University of Montana Report

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 264
Utah 11
Idaho 25
Montana 16

Natural Resource Management is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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