2024 Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
5
Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
509
Resource Management Degrees Awarded
$43,004
Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity,
natural resource management sits in the middle of the road, ranking #178 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 509 degrees in natural resource management to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Natural Resource Management School
Your choice of natural resource management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Natural Resource Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Natural Resource Management Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Natural Resource Management in the Rocky Mountains Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the resource management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Resource Management
It's hard to beat University of Denver if you want to pursue a degree in natural resource management. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 171 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available. Those natural resource management students who get their degree from University of Denver receive $21,751 more than the typical resource management grad.
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It's difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in natural resource management. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 166 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the resource management program make about $42,686 for their early career.
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Every student who is interested in natural resource management has to check out University of Idaho. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 35 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the resource management program make an average of $30,506 in their early career salary.
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It is difficult to beat University of Wyoming if you want to pursue a degree in natural resource management. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were roughly 14 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent data year.
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UM is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Missoula. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were about 22 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent data year.
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