2024 Best Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
373Forestry Degrees Awarded
$41,540Avg Early-Career Salary
Forestry is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #189 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of forestry. Combined, these schools handed out 373 degrees in forestry to qualified students.
Your choice of forestry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for forestry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Best Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Forestry in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the forestry degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in forestry needs to take a look at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the forestry degree program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus make $5,673 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It's hard to beat Oregon State University if you want to pursue a degree in forestry. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis. This university ranks 3rd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 61 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year. Forestry degree recipients from Oregon State University earn a boost of around $2,282 above the typical earnings of forestry majors.
University of California - Berkeley is a good decision for students interested in a degree in forestry. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - Davis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in forestry. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were about 41 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the forestry program make around $35,417 in the first couple years of their career.
UNR is a very large public university located in the city of Reno. This university ranks 2nd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were roughly 9 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the forestry program earn around $33,598 in the first couple years of working.
Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Arcata. This university ranks 126th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 45 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Humboldt State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the forestry program state that they receive average early career wages of $40,805.
Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 6 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of forestry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for forestry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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