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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Ranked Colleges
248 Degrees Awarded
$29,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,905 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,179 and had an average of $26,799 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 414 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,300 and $30,973 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 248 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in natural resource management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resource management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resource management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree resource management students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 15 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at USU

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 42 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Natural Resource Management at University of Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s resource management degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State Natural Resource Management Report

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 22 masters’s resource management degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Resource Management Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UM Natural Resource Management Report

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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).
  • 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%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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