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2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Resource Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the resource management master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 58% of the resource management majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the resource management majors at the school.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resource management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

Of the 25 students majoring in resource management at U of I, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

About 73% of the students majoring in resource management at the school are women while 27% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for natural resource management students working on their master’s degree. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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Utah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 6 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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