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2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$32,534 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,540 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, forestry was ranked #188 in the country. In fact 2,233 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for forestry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for forestry majors pursuing a .

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Forestry

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for forestry students. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oregon State are $31,579 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Seattle are $39,906 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW Seattle is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $27,733 per year.

Wazzu excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for forestry students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Forestry at University of California - Berkeley Report

$19,744 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Humboldt State University undergraduate students pay an average of $19,744 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, forestry graduates from Humboldt State University carry an average student debtload of $25,220.

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With a ranking of #6, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for forestry students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 a year. Forestry majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 5% of our Best Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Read full report on Forestry at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nevada - Reno ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNR are $24,827 a year.

Full Forestry at University of Nevada - Reno Report

University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value forestry programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $44,399 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Davis excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 173
Washington 73
Oregon 70
Nevada 9
Hawaii 0

One of 5 majors within the area of study, forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 schools only.

  • 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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