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Best Forestry Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Forestry Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges
$42,908 Avg Salary
$21,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Forestry Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Forestry Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Forestry Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools in Forestry

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the best school in the New England Region for forestry students. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

The average amount in student loans that forestry majors at UMaine take out is $21,000.

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The excellent programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in the New England Region . UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Forestry Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3
New Hampshire 11
Maine 40
Vermont 13

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

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 4 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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