2022 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Natural Resources & Conservation is the 26th most popular major in the country with 30,341 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,196 and had an average of $25,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Montana, there were 324 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,560 and $21,595 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,863 and $41,012 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources and conservation programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources and conservation program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in Montana (With Aid)

#1

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#1 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 30 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MSU Bozeman Natural Resources & Conservation Report

#2

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for a Master’s in Montana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Montana is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 25 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Montana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Natural Resources & Conservation at UM

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.

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