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 2 schools in Michigan 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 55 degrees in forestry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Forestry Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
Every student who is interested in forestry needs to take a look at Michigan Technological University. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Houghton.
Degree recipients from the forestry program at Michigan Technological University get $2,592 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Every student who is interested in forestry has to check out Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.
Students who receive their degree from the forestry program make around $34,078 for their early career.
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).