2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Natural Resource Management in Colorado

A master's degree in natural resource management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #119 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the most popular for natural resource management students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 168 master's degrees in natural resource management to qualified students.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for natural resource management.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Natural Resource Management in Colorado

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for natural resource management students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Resource Management Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Denver
Denver, CO

93 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Denver is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in natural resource management. DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in natural resource management in Colorado.

Natural Resource Management master's degree recipients from University of Denver get an earnings boost of around $10,400 above the average earnings of natural resource management graduates.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

75 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in natural resource management. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in natural resource management in Colorado.

Soon after graduation, resource management master's recipients typically earn around $36,600 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	150	22
Idaho	95	42
Montana	86	20

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Natural Resource Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Natural Resource Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Resource Management Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	115
Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism	50
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management	3

Majors Similar to Resource Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	172
Forestry	6

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.