by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 878 people earned their degree in forestry, general, making the major the 468th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 597 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry, general. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their forestry, general program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major”.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major. This medium-sized school is located in Arcata, California, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major list. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public institution located in Monticello, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 36 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Louisiana Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 24 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to qualified students.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Forestry, General Report
University of Idaho landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New Mexico Highlands University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major list. Las Vegas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico Highlands University Forestry, General Report
With a ranking of #10, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 87 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Maine landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Forestry, General Report
University of Florida landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 97%.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 86%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, 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 89%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Forestry, General Report
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking, coming in at #17. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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%.
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University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking, coming in at #19. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Washington State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking, coming in at #21. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 3 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #24, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major list. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Albright College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major list. Located in Reading, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2020-2021.
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