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2023 Most Popular Forestry Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges
$42,908 Avg Salary
$21,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region 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 .

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our analysis found University of Maine to be the most popular school for forestry students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

On average, forestry graduates from UMaine take out $21,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Forestry at University of Maine

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Forestry Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Read full report on Forestry at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Fort Kent is a great place for forestry students. Located in the rural area of Fort Kent, UMFK is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Forestry at University of Maine at Fort Kent

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for forestry students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Forestry at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

Vermont Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Forestry Schools in the New England Region list. Vermont Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Randolph.

Full Forestry at Vermont Technical College Report

Best Forestry Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3
New Hampshire 11
Maine 40
Vermont 13

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 6 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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