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2023 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for forestry majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

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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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Of the 17 students majoring in forestry at Oregon State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the United States. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate forestry programs. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college 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 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. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 67% of the forestry majors at the school.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate forestry programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Read full report on Forestry at Loyola University Chicago

#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #9, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for forestry students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate forestry programs. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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.

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