2024 Best Forestry Schools in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
173Forestry Degrees Awarded
$33,316Avg 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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for forestry students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 173 degrees in forestry to qualified students.
Your choice of forestry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Forestry Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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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.
It is difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a degree in forestry. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were about 13 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Northern Arizona University if you want to pursue a degree in forestry. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 99 forestry students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the forestry program state that they receive average early career income of $29,618.
Every student pursuing a degree in forestry has to take a look at Stephen F Austin State University. SFASU is a large public university located in the remote town of Nacogdoches. This university ranks 48th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 45 forestry students who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the forestry degree program at Stephen F Austin State University make $3,698 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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).
Your choice of forestry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
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