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2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,733 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,111 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

Forestry is the #194 most popular major in California with 173 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Forestry

$7,864 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Humboldt State University to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a degree in California. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Arcata.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Humboldt State University are $7,864 a year. After completing their degree, forestry graduates from Humboldt State University carry an average student debtload of $25,220.

Read full report on Forestry at Humboldt State University

$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,226 per year.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Forestry Schools in California rankings.

Full Forestry at University of California - Berkeley Report

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,195 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 California ranking.

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

$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Davis is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Forestry Schools in California list.

Read full report on Forestry at University of California - Davis

Best Value Forestry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 73
Oregon 70
Nevada 9
Hawaii 0

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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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