2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism in the Rocky Mountains Region

Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #580 out of the 1095 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 51 master's degrees in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism.

Most Well Attended Schools for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Students Working on Their Master's

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

50 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism in Colorado. More information about a master’s in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MT

#1 Best Quality In MT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Montana if you wish to pursue a master's degree in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism. UM is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Missoula. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism in Montana. More information about a master’s in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism from The University of Montana

Best Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Colleges by State

Explore the most popular environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	293	60
Idaho	146	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism

Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism is one of 7 different types of Natural Resource Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	172
L& Use Planning & Management/Development	22
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.