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Most Popular Forestry Schools in South Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Forestry Schools in South Carolina

3 Colleges
$36,308 Avg Salary
$19,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

With 55 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, forestry is the #125 most popular major in South Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Forestry Schools in South Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for forestry majors pursuing a .

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Our analysis found Clemson University to be the most popular school for forestry students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

After completing their degree, forestry graduates from Clemson carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

Full Forestry at Clemson University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that forestry majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out is $12,000.

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#3

Newberry College

Newberry, SC

Out of the 3 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Newberry College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Newberry, Newberry College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Forestry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Forestry Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 103
Virginia 121
North Carolina 150
Florida 117
Tennessee 26
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 39
Arkansas 28
Alabama 56
Mississippi 82
West Virginia 50

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 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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