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Most Popular Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$46,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Forestry Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for forestry students working on their master’s degree. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Of the 24 students majoring in forestry at Oregon State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Forestry at Oregon State University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the forestry majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

About 33% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Forestry at University of California - Berkeley Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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

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Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 173
Washington 73
Oregon 70
Nevada 9
Hawaii 0

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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