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2023 Most Popular Forestry Schools in Minnesota

6 Colleges
$39,187 Avg Salary
$24,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

Forestry is the #135 most popular major in Minnesota with 71 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in Minnesota for forestry students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, forestry majors at UMN Twin Cities accumulate an average of around $24,000 in student debt.

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#2

Itasca Community College

Grand Rapids, MN

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Itasca Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Itasca Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Grand Rapids.

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#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Forestry Schools in Minnesota list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Duluth is a great place for forestry students. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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#4

Leech Lake Tribal College

Cass Lake, MN

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Leech Lake Tribal College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Leech Lake Tribal College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Cass Lake.

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Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. NTC is a small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

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Best Forestry Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 12
Kansas 0
Iowa 26
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 2

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 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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