2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Far Western US Region

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In 2020-2021, 878 people earned their degree in forestry, general, making the major the 468th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 217 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry, general. That schools that top this list have a program in forestry, general in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 3 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General in the Far Western US Region

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Top 25% overall quality in Far Western US

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Far Western US Region list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s forestry, general degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Forestry, General Report

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, California

#3 overall quality in Far Western US

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Forestry, General at UC Berkeley

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Forestry, General Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Forestry, General at Oregon State

• Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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