2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Environmental Studies is the 85th most popular major in the country with 9,869 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 664 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree ecosystem studies students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

#2 in overall quality

$16,615 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of Wyoming

#2

Western Colorado University

Gunnison, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$17,371 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Colorado University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Gunnison, Colorado, and it awarded 43 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Colorado University are $17,371, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Environmental Studies Report

#3

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 71 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

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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

• *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.

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