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2023 Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Colleges
$49,771 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resources conservation was ranked #49 in the country. In fact 22,254 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master's Degree 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 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Resources Conservation program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for natural resources conservation students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in conservation at CU - Boulder, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

About 48% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 59% are male.

Read full report on Natural Resources Conservation at University of Idaho

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Colorado University is a great place for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 55% of the conservation majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 18% are male.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% of the conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for natural resources conservation students working on their master’s degree. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

About 67% of the students majoring in conservation at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the conservation majors at the school.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at University of Wyoming Report

Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Of the 5 students majoring in conservation at BYU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Natural Resources Conservation at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#10

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

Montana State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree natural resources conservation programs. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges by State

Explore the best natural resources conservation schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 579
Utah 164
Idaho 152
Montana 174
Wyoming 74

Natural Resources Conservation is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Conservation

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Forestry 2,233
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Lynn Betts.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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