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Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for forestry majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for forestry students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Forestry at University of Missouri - Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 12
Minnesota 71
Kansas 0
Iowa 26
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 2

Forestry is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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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