by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Forestry is the 189th most popular major in the country with 2,247 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $38,959 and had an average of $20,168 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major” ranking, we looked at 119 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in forestry.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paul Smiths, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry degrees to 63 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 119 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. MCC is located in Troy, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Forestry at Montgomery Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. WVU Potomac State College is a small public school situated in Keyser, West Virginia. It awarded 3 ’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 60 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Forestry Report
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. ABAC Tifton is located in Tifton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Forestry at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Northland College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Ashland, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’s forestry students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Salish Kootenai College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Salish Kootenai College is located in Pablo, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #10. University of Arkansas at Monticello is located in Monticello, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Humboldt State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 34 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Located in Sonora, California, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s forestry students in 2021-2022.
Grays Harbor College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Located in Aberdeen, Washington, this small public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s forestry students in 2021-2022.
Glenville State College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Located in Glenville, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s forestry students in 2021-2022.
Flathead Valley Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Flathead Valley Community College is a small school located in Kalispell, Montana that handed out 2 ’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #16, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 32 ’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #17, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 ’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Gogebic Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Gogebic Community College is a public institution located in Ironwood, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Haywood Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Haywood Community College is a public institution located in Clyde, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Hocking College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Hocking Technical College is located in Nelsonville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #21. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 39 ’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 21 ’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Forestry at Horry-Georgetown Technical College
With a ranking of #23, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Sewanee is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sewanee, Tennessee. It awarded 5 ’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 45 ’s forestry degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified ’s forestry students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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