2023 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Forestry Graduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for forestry majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the United States for forestry students working on their graduate certificate. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Women make up 42% of the forestry majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.
Of the 17 students majoring in forestry at Oregon State, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the United States. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 57% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the United States. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the forestry majors at the school.
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University of Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for forestry students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 33% are male.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Women make up 67% of the forestry majors at the school.
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Loyola University Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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Virginia Tech landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate forestry programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Mississippi State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for forestry students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.
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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 10 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.