2025 Best Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #717 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism

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The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

The University of Montana is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism from The University of Montana

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

21 Annual Graduates

University of Wyoming is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism. UW is a large public university located in the town of Laramie.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism from University of Wyoming

Best Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Montana	212	21
Wyoming	95	14

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Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Natural Resource Management area of study, Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	54
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management	8
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	1

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.