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Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Forestry Bachelor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California 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 analysis found Humboldt State University to be the most popular school for forestry students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Arcata.

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

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Forestry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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.

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