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2024 Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
555 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. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 555 degrees in natural resource management during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Natural Resource Management School

Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Resource Management
Master's Degrees in Resource Management
Doctor's Degrees in Resource Management

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. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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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

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
218 Resource Management Degrees Awarded
21.6% Growth in Graduates

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 large city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 218 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 make $21,751 more than the typical resource management student.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
154 Resource Management Degrees Awarded
$42,686 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a degree in natural resource management. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very 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 roughly 154 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the resource management program make about $42,686 for their early career.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Resource Management Degrees Awarded
32.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in natural resource management has to look into University of Idaho. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 52 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the resource management program make around $30,506 in their early career salary.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WY
22.2% Growth in Graduates

It's 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 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.

There were approximately 18 natural resource management students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MT

UM is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Missoula. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges 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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Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Colorado275321
Utah2667
Idaho21935
Montana18837
Wyoming16225

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Natural Resource Management is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.

Resource Management Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy347
Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism102
Land Use Planning & Management/Development44
Environmental/Natural Resources Management & Policy, Other31
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management28
Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services3

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation1,216
Wildlife Management338
Forestry123
Natural Resources Conservation (Other)24
Fisheries Sciences12

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