2024 Best Forestry Schools in the Great Lakes Region
7Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
259Forestry Degrees Awarded
$36,685Avg 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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for forestry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 259 degrees in forestry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Forestry Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Forestry in the Great Lakes 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.
Michigan Technological University is a good option for students interested in a degree in forestry. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 34 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent data year. Forestry degree recipients from Michigan Technological University receive an earnings boost of approximately $2,577 over the average earnings of forestry majors.
Purdue University - Main Campus is a good option for students interested in a degree in forestry. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 43 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the forestry program earn around $35,961 in their early career salary.
Any student pursuing a degree in forestry needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 11 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point if you wish to pursue a degree in forestry. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 73 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, forestry degree recipients usually make around $37,992 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 17 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the forestry program make around $34,078 for their early career.
Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 41 forestry students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the forestry program report average early career earnings of $36,133.
Hocking Technical College is a small public college located in the town of Nelsonville. This college ranks 70th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 10 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Hocking Technical College 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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