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2024 Best Forestry Schools in California

3 Colleges in California
212 Forestry Degrees Awarded
$38,111 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, forestry sits in the middle of the road, ranking #189 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of forestry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 212 degrees in forestry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Forestry School

Best Forestry Schools in California The forestry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Forestry rankings. We derive our Best Overall Forestry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Forestry
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Forestry Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Forestry in California

The schools below may not offer all types of forestry degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Forestry

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
53.8% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Davis is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in forestry. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were about 13 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in forestry needs to look into University of California - Berkeley. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Forestry Degrees Awarded
19.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in forestry has to check out California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. This university ranks 17th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 41 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, forestry degree recipients typically earn around $35,417 at the beginning of their careers.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Forestry Degrees Awarded
$40,805 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in forestry needs to check out Humboldt State University. Located in the remote town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 126th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 45 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Humboldt State University in the most recent year we have data available. Forestry degree recipients from Humboldt State University get an earnings boost of around $2,694 above the average income of forestry majors.

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Best Forestry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 73
Oregon 266 53
Nevada 192 9
Hawaii 164 0

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Forestry is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.

Forestry Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Forestry, General 193
Urban Forestry 13
Forest Sciences & Biology 5
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,504
Wildlife Management 188
Natural Resource Management 128
Fisheries Sciences 14

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