2024 Best Forestry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in forestry, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #113 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of forestry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 doctor's degrees in forestry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to forestry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other forestry students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for forestry to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized forestry related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for forestry students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Forestry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Forestry in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in forestry.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Forestry

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

16 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in forestry. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a doctorate in forestry from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

10 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Oregon State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in forestry. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in forestry from Oregon State University

Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	122	16
Oregon	107	10

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Forestry Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Forestry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Forest Sciences & Biology	16
Forestry, Other	5
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	4
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology	1

Majors Similar to Forestry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	94
Wildlife Management	9
Natural Resource Management	2
Fisheries Sciences	2

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bureau of Land Management. More about our data sources and methodologies.