2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Forestry Bachelor's Degree School for You
Forestry is the #188 most popular major in the country with 2,233 degrees and certificates awarded 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 55 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Forestry program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for forestry majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in the United States for forestry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
About 38% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 62% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Women make up 24% of the forestry majors at the school.
Forestry majors at NC State take out an average of $21,379 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Out of the 55 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 18% of the forestry majors at the school.
On average, forestry graduates from UW - Stevens Point take out $24,030 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Of the 58 students majoring in forestry at UF, 45% are male and 55% are female.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, forestry majors at UF accumulate an average of around $18,295 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 9% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 91% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 55 students majoring in forestry at UMN Twin Cities, 49% are male and 51% are female.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, forestry graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debt load of $25,535.
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Northern Arizona University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 43% of the forestry majors at the school.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, forestry majors at NAU accumulate an average of around $22,647 in student debt.
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Humboldt State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 22% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 78% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for forestry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 15% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 85% are male.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, forestry majors at U of I accumulate an average of around $21,457 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #10, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for forestry students working on their bachelor’s degree. SFASU is a large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
Of the 39 students majoring in forestry at SFASU, 85% are male and 15% are female.
The average amount in student loans that forestry majors at SFASU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,869.
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Majors Related to Forestry
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 25 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.