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2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$30,034 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,004 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resource Management School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resource management was ranked #178 in the country. In fact 2,933 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for resource management students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Natural Resource Management Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Natural Resource Management

Our 2023 rankings named Utah State University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for natural resource management students. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 out-of-state undergraduate student at DU are $54,819 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for natural resource management students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,470 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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$27,502 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best natural resource management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Denver are $27,502 a year.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value natural resource management programs. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of I are $27,576 a year.

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$28,476 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resource management students. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.

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Best Natural Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resource management colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 363
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.

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 7 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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