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Most Popular Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$46,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry Master's Degree School for You

Forestry is the #188 most popular major in the country with 2,233 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the forestry master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Arizona University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for forestry students working on their master’s degree. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Of the 13 students majoring in forestry at NAU, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Stephen F Austin State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in forestry at SFASU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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Best Forestry Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 59
Arizona 64
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 8

Forestry is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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.

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