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2023 Most Popular Forestry Schools in Maine

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

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

Forestry is the #76 most popular major in Maine with 40 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. 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 Maine ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maine 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 Maine. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

After completing their degree, forestry graduates from UMaine carry an average student debt load of $21,000.

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The excellent programs at University of Maine at Fort Kent helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in Maine. Located in the rural area of Fort Kent, UMFK is a public college with a small student population.

Full Forestry at University of Maine at Fort Kent Report

Best Forestry Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3
New Hampshire 11
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 2 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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