2025 Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

a bachelor's degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #282 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of environmental/natural resources management and policy. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in environmental/natural resources management and policy during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on environmental/natural resources management and policy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of environmental/natural resources management and policy students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental/natural resources management and policy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for environmental/natural resources management and policy students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for environmental/natural resources management and policy students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Natural Resources Management and Policy

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy needs to check out Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resources management and policy from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Idaho is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental/natural resources management and policy. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental/natural resources management and policy from University of Idaho

Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental/natural resources management and policy colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	316	59
Idaho	312	10
Montana	212	0

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Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism	44
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.