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2023 Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Colleges.

#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. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at University of Idaho

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 large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Montana State University

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Natural Resource Management at Utah State University Report

The University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at The University of Montana

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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