2025 Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Colorado

When it comes to popularity, natural resource management sits in the middle of the road, ranking #178 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of natural resource management. Combined, these schools handed out 417 degrees in natural resource management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Natural Resource Management Schools List

Pick Your Natural Resource Management Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Natural Resource Management Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Natural Resource Management in Colorado

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the resource management degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Colorado Schools in Resource Management

1

University of Denver
Denver, CO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

218 Resource Management Degrees Awarded

21.6% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Denver if you want to pursue a degree in natural resource management. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver.

Those natural resource management students who get their degree from University of Denver earn $26,526 more than the standard resource management grad.

More information about a degree in natural resource management from University of Denver

2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

154 Resource Management Degrees Awarded

$43,262 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in natural resource management. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who receive their degree from the resource management program earn an average of $43,262 for their early career.

More information about a degree in natural resource management from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Best Natural Resource Management Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Natural Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	266	7
Idaho	219	35
Montana	188	37
Wyoming	162	25

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Natural Resource Management Related Rankings by Major

Natural Resource Management is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.

Resource Management Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	285
Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism	62
Environmental/Natural Resources Management & Policy, Other	31
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management	23
Land Use Planning & Management/Development	16

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Most Popular Majors Related to Resource Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	691
Wildlife Management	132
Forestry	46

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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.