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2023 Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$27,682 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for forestry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the forestry master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Forestry

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our analysis found Oregon State University to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Forestry Master’s Degree 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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW Seattle also did well on our Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

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 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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