2024 Best Forestry Schools in the Southeast Region
13
Colleges in the Southeast Region
941
Forestry Degrees Awarded
$40,188
Avg Early-Career Salary
Forestry isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #189 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Forestry Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 941 degrees in forestry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Forestry School
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. For our Best Overall Forestry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
Pick Your Forestry Degree Level
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 Southeast 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 Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the forestry degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Forestry
North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in forestry. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 105 forestry students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Those forestry students who get their degree from North Carolina State University receive $14,772 more than the typical forestry graduate.
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Duke University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in forestry. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were about 7 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
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Virginia Tech is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in forestry. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 121 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the forestry program report average early career wages of $38,479.
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University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in forestry. UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 71 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Those forestry students who get their degree from University of Georgia make $4,802 more than the standard forestry student.
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UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 119 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. After graduating, forestry degree recipients typically make around $38,609 in their early careers.
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Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 47 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available. Forestry degree recipients from Auburn University receive an earnings boost of about $6,851 above the typical earnings of forestry graduates.
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Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mississippi State. This university ranks 1st out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 66 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the forestry program earn an average of $41,301 in the first couple years of working.
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Clemson is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the forestry degree program at Clemson University get $2,933 above the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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WVU is a very large public university located in the small city of Morgantown. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.
There were approximately 31 forestry students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the forestry program state that they receive average early career earnings of $40,623.
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Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 14 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
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