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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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

In 2020-2021, 178 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources conservation students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado 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 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 Colorado 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.

About 59% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 41% are male.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Colorado Boulder Report

Out of the 4 schools in Colorado 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 school with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Colorado University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in Colorado. Western is a small public school located in the town of Gunnison.

Of the 29 students majoring in conservation at Western, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at Western Colorado University

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular natural resources conservation schools in Colorado. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 12 students majoring in conservation at CU Anschutz, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 4 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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