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2024 Best Forestry Schools in Georgia

2 Colleges in Georgia
136 Forestry Degrees Awarded
$41,895 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for forestry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 136 degrees in forestry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Forestry
Master's Degrees in Forestry
Doctor's Degrees in Forestry

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Forestry Schools in Georgia 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 Georgia

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 Georgia Schools in Forestry

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
71 Forestry Degrees Awarded
$44,990 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in forestry needs to look into University of Georgia. UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens.

Forestry degree recipients from University of Georgia get an earnings boost of about $3,095 above the average earnings of forestry graduates.

More information about a degree in forestry from University of Georgia

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$35,706 Median Starting Salary
$23,875 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in forestry has to look into Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Located in the town of Tifton, ABAC Tifton is a public college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the forestry program report average early career earnings of $35,706.

More information about a degree in forestry from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Best Forestry Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 282 93
North Carolina 279 150
Virginia 274 121
Tennessee 269 26
South Carolina 248 55
Kentucky 244 14
Louisiana 242 39
Mississippi 234 82
Arkansas 234 28
Alabama 233 50
West Virginia 207 50

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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
Forest Sciences & Biology 59
Forest Technology/Technician 45
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 20
Forestry, General 12

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 184
Natural Resource Management 104
Wildlife Management 52
Fisheries Sciences 4

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