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

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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 analysis found Northern Arizona University to be the most popular school for forestry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . NAU is a fairly 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 3 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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

Explore the best forestry colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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