Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

4 Colleges
$48,625 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, natural resources and conservation students earned 459 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Natural Resources & Conservation

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the best school in Colorado for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Denver Report

Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Colorado Boulder Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Read More…

Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public college with a small student population.

Read More…

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 40
Montana 82
Idaho 78
Wyoming 8

Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Forestry 486
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.