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2023 Most Popular Forestry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Forestry Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Forestry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for forestry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for forestry students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Of the 10 students majoring in forestry at Purdue, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Forestry at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the forestry majors at the school.

Full Forestry at Michigan Technological University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 4 students majoring in forestry at UW - Madison, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Forestry at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Forestry at Michigan State University

Best Forestry Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 54
Ohio 8
Illinois 42
Indiana 43
Wisconsin 102

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 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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