2023 Most Popular Colleges for Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management in the Rocky Mountains Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 269 people earned their degree in water, wetlands, and marine resources management, making the major the 784th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 28 water, wetlands, and marine resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in water, wetlands, and marine resources management. To top this list, a school must have a successful water, wetlands, and marine resources management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado

#6 overall quality in Rocky Mountains

$45,865 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,939 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 22 ’s water, wetlands, and marine resources management degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Report

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Utah State University
Logan, Utah

#13 overall quality in Rocky Mountains

$42,623 Average Early-Career Earnings

$16,954 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 6 ’s water, wetlands, and marine resources management degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management at Utah State University

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.