by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 3,039 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 178th most popular in the United States. In , natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,338 and had an average of $25,025 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 555 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,004 and $29,791 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 23 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,137 and $16,077 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. That schools that top this list have a program in natural resource management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree resource management students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northwest College is a small public school situated in Powell, Wyoming. It awarded 1 associates’s resource management degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Northwest Community College Natural Resource Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pikes Peak Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 16 associates’s resource management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Mountain College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado Mountain College is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado Mountain College Natural Resource Management Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Red Rocks Community College is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s resource management degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at Red Rocks Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Casper College is a public institution located in Casper, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read full report on Natural Resource Management at Casper College
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Resource Management Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized school located in Twin Falls, Idaho that handed out 1 associates’s resource management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Natural Resource Management at College of Southern Idaho
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