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2026 Highest Paid Forestry Grads in the The Plains States Region

[Forestry](/majors/natural-resources-conservation/forestry/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The schools below stand out for the salaries their forestry graduates go on to command.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where forestry graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Forestry Grads in the The Plains States Region

2026 Highest Paid Forestry Grads in the The Plains States Region

If you want to know which schools send forestry graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Forestry Graduates

1

University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

$63,496 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in forestry, no school beat University Of Minnesota Twin Cities this year. Set in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public institution. Forestry graduates of University Of Minnesota Twin Cities earn a median of about $63,496 a year early in their careers.

2

Hibbing Community College A Technical And Community College
Hibbing, MN

$50,795 Average Early-Career Salary

Hibbing Community College A Technical And Community College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying forestry schools. Hibbing Community College A Technical And Community College is a public school located in the town of Hibbing. Early-career forestry graduates from Hibbing Community College A Technical And Community College make a median of around $50,795 per year.

3

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

$45,342 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in forestry will find them at Iowa State University, which ranked #3. Set in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a public institution. Students who complete the forestry program here go on to a median salary of roughly $45,342.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries forestry graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.