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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Colleges
$35,165 Avg Salary
$22,802 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the conservation programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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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 resources conservation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The excellent programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resources conservation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western is a small public school located in the remote town of Gunnison.

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

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. It came in at #7 on the list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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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. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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Montana State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular natural resources conservation programs. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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With a ranking of #10, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation colleges 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.

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