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2023 Best Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges
$38,057 Avg Salary
$23,117 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry Bachelor's Degree School for You

Forestry is the #188 most popular major in the country with 2,233 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the forestry bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Forestry

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for forestry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

On average, forestry graduates from Texas A&M College Station take out $16,367 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a large student population.

Forestry majors at SFASU take out an average of $20,869 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in the Southwest Region . NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

On average, forestry graduates from NAU take out $22,647 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 59
Arizona 64
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 8

Forestry is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Forestry

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 22,254
Natural Resource Management 2,933
Wildlife Management 2,449
Fisheries Sciences 483
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 151

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Bureau of Land Management.

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