2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, natural resources and conservation was ranked #25 in the country. In fact 30,503 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for natural resources and conservation students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Natural Resources & Conservation
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. 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 graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State also made our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Colorado University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value natural resources and conservation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Gunnison, Western is a public school with a small student population.
Western graduate students pay an average of $15,490 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CU - Boulder also did well on our Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of I are $29,148 per year.
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The University of Montana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $24,096 per year.
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Explore the best natural resources and conservation schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 999 |
| Utah | 261 |
| Montana | 363 |
| Idaho | 289 |
| Wyoming | 105 |
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Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
Natural Resources & Conservation Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 22,254 |
| Natural Resource Management | 2,933 |
| Wildlife Management | 2,449 |
| Forestry | 2,233 |
| Fisheries Sciences | 483 |
| Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 151 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Natural Resources & Conservation
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Engineering | 198,468 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 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.
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