Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges
$48,625 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 999 degrees and certificates were awarded to natural resources and conservation students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 natural resources and conservation majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular school in Colorado for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 39% are male.

Read More…

Request Information
#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

About 58% of the students majoring in natural resources and conservation at the school are women while 42% are male.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Denver

Request Information

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for natural resources and conservation students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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

Read More…

Request Information

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

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

Read More…

Request Information

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 12 students majoring in natural resources and conservation at CU Anschutz, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Read full report on Natural Resources & Conservation at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Request Information

Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 261
Montana 363
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 averages are for the top 5 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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.