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2023 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$7,492 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,702 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation School for You

Natural Resources & Conservation is one of the most popular subjects to study in Montana. With 363 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in Montana ranking.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges.

Best Natural Resources & Conservation School

$7,492 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the best value school in Montana for natural resources and conservation students. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

UM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,492 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Natural Resources & Conservation majors at UM take out an average of $20,740 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $260.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 999
Utah 261
Idaho 289
Wyoming 105

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

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 values are for the top school 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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