2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Rocky Mountains Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 177 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources/conservation, general programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources/Conservation, General in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 38 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#2 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Natural Resources/Conservation, General Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region. The University of Montana is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 11 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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