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Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

8 Colleges
$38,057 Avg Salary
$23,117 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry Bachelor'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.

The Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Forestry program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Humboldt State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for forestry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 22% of the forestry majors at the school.

Read full report on Forestry at Humboldt State University

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Women make up 34% of the forestry majors at the school.

Full Forestry at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Women make up 69% of the forestry majors at the school.

Full Forestry at University of California - Davis Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Women make up 50% of the forestry majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 78% are male.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for forestry students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Of the 6 students majoring in forestry at UC Berkeley, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Forestry at University of California - Berkeley

Washington State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

About 17% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 83% are male.

Read full report on Forestry at Washington State University

With a ranking of #8, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for forestry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Forestry at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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