2023 Best Forestry Schools in North Carolina
Finding the Best Forestry School for You
Forestry is the #124 most popular major in North Carolina with 150 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Forestry Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Forestry Schools in North Carolina
The following schools top our list of the Best Forestry Colleges.
Top North Carolina Schools in Forestry
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for forestry students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that forestry majors at NC State take out is $22,207.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haywood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Forestry Schools in North Carolina list. Haywood Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clyde.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 103 |
Virginia | 121 |
Florida | 117 |
Tennessee | 26 |
Kentucky | 14 |
South Carolina | 55 |
Louisiana | 39 |
Arkansas | 28 |
Alabama | 56 |
Mississippi | 82 |
West Virginia | 50 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Forestry
Forestry is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Forestry
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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