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2023 Most Well Attended Conservation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Conservation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate

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 “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 22,254 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,963 and had an average of $23,098 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,181 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,165 and $22,802 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Conservation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular natural resources conservation programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Conservation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree conservation students.

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at U of I

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montana State University is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at Montana State University

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Natural Resources Conservation at University of Colorado Boulder

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Utah State University Natural Resources Conservation Report

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Conservation Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s conservation degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Full UM Natural Resources Conservation Report

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