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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$49,771 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree School for You

Natural Resources Conservation is the #63 most popular major in the country with 3,724 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Resources Conservation program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Women make up 59% of the conservation majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 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 city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in conservation at Colorado State, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#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 Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

Of the 34 students majoring in conservation at U of I, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Colorado University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Western is a small public school located in the remote town of Gunnison.

About 55% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 45% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Of the 17 students majoring in conservation at UM, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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

Of the 12 students majoring in conservation at USU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

About 58% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #8, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

About 75% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the conservation majors at the school.

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#10

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

With a ranking of #10, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 178
Utah 19
Idaho 50
Montana 26
Wyoming 8

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resources conservation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Lynn Betts.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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