2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 2,905 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,179 and had an average of $26,799 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 37 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resource management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resource management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Resource Management Schools in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $30-$48k) in Montana

#1

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$16,625 Average Net Price

$37,449 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s resource management degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Montana” ranking. It costs about $16,625 for Montana Resource Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend MSU Bozeman.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at Montana State University

#2

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#2 in overall quality

$14,314 Average Net Price

$34,290 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools in Montana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Montana is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 15 ’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Montana” list. The estimated yearly cost for UM is $14,314 for Montana Resource Management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Natural Resource Management at UM

• Best Value Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Brian M. Powell.

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