2023 Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$33,200
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources Management and Policy for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,630 people earned their degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy, making the major the 348th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 319 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources Management and Policy for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental/natural resources management and policy programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources Management and Policy for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources Management and Policy for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources Management and Policy for a Master’s list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 137 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources management and policy students in 2020-2021.
DU also made our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 13,856 students enrolled at DU, 571 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 373 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,359. To help with additional expenses, 155 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources Management and Policy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Fort Collins were GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Fort Collins does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources Management and Policy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
U of I also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 382 of the 10,791 students enrolled at University of Idaho were GI Bill® students, of which 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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