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2023 Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$26,570 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Forestry

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value forestry schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM are $24,096 per year.

Read full report on Forestry at The University of Montana

Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 46
Utah 13
Idaho 43
Montana 31

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

Majors Similar to Forestry

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 2 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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