2021 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in natural resources & conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources & conservation programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources & conservation program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The University of Montana tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional natural resources & conservation students. UM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Missoula. UM not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. There are approximately 2,583 students at UM that take at least one class online. 3,141 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Fort Collins as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.
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University of Idaho earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population. U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 1.2% of U of I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,845 students at U of I that take at least one class online. 3,189 of U of I students are attending part time.
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University of Colorado Boulder earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population. CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,631 part time students in attendance at CU - Boulder.
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Colorado Mesa University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction. Colorado Mesa not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The student loan default rate at Colorado Mesa is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,172 students take at least one class online at Colorado Mesa. There are roughly 2,203 part time students in attendance at Colorado Mesa.
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Our rankings recognize University of Wyoming as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population. UW also made our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #6.
About 0.9% of UW students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. 2,493 of UW students are attending part time.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best natural resources & conservation schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at MSU Denver is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,148 students at MSU Denver that take at least one class online. 7,163 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Utah as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population. U of U also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,378 students take at least one class online at U of U. About 7,185 of the students at U of U are attending part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Westminster College Utah. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. Westminster College Salt Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Natural Resources & Conservation in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 204 students at Westminster College Salt Lake that take at least one class online. About 114 of the students at Westminster College Salt Lake are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Fort Lewis College as the #10 school in this year's rankings. FLC is a small public school located in the distant town of Durango.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 1,249 students take at least one class online at FLC. About 615 of the students at FLC are attending part time.
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