by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,233 people earned their degree in forestry, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,829 and had an average of $21,444 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 187 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,316 and $21,214 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in forestry. That schools that top this list have a program in forestry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region forestry students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region. NEO A&M College is a small public school situated in Miami, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region. New Mexico Highlands University is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 8 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 114 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oklahoma State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Oklahoma State College is located in Wilburton, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Tyler Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Eastern Arizona College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern Arizona College is located in Thatcher, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
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