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2023 Best Forestry Master's Degree Schools

26 Colleges
$46,955 Avg Salary

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

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the United States for forestry students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for forestry students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree forestry programs. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

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 college with a very large student population.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University 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 #9 on the list. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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Michigan Technological University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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