2023 Best Forestry Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Forestry Master'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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Forestry Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Forestry Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Forestry Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for forestry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree forestry programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for forestry students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
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Auburn University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.
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Clemson University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.
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With a ranking of #10, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for forestry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Forestry Related Rankings by Major
One of 5 majors within the area of study, forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 25 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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