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Most Popular Forestry Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Most Popular Forestry Schools in West Virginia

3 Colleges
$40,623 Avg Salary
$25,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

With 50 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, forestry is the #85 most popular major in West Virginia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Forestry Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in West Virginia 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.

Check out the forestry programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the most popular school for forestry students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, forestry graduates from WVU take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Potomac State College of West Virginia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in West Virginia. Located in the town of Keyser, WVU Potomac State College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Forestry at Potomac State College of West Virginia University Report

#3

Glenville State College

Glenville, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Glenville State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Forestry Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the remote town of Glenville, Glenville State College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Forestry at Glenville State College

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
South Carolina 55
Louisiana 39
Arkansas 28
Alabama 56
Mississippi 82

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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