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Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$33,628 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,985 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 363 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resource management students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #47 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Natural Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for resource management students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resource Management

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for natural resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Colorado State are $13,313 a year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DU are $53,943 a year.

DU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 18
Idaho 35
Montana 37
Wyoming 25

One of 5 majors within the area of study, natural resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Resource Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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