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2023 Most Popular Forestry Schools in Michigan

4 Colleges
$36,670 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

With 54 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, forestry is the #174 most popular major in Michigan.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Forestry Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan Technological University the most popular school in Michigan for forestry students. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

The average amount in student loans that forestry majors at Michigan Tech take out is $27,000.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in Michigan. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

On average, forestry graduates from Michigan State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gogebic Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Forestry Schools in Michigan list. Gogebic Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Ironwood.

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#4

Kirtland Community College

Roscommon, MI

The excellent programs at Kirtland Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in Michigan. Kirtland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Roscommon.

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Best Forestry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Forestry Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 8
Illinois 42
Indiana 43
Wisconsin 102

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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