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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Forestry

119 Ranked Colleges
2,233 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Forestry is the 189th most popular major in the country with 2,233 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,829 and had an average of $21,444 in loans still to pay off.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major” ranking, we looked at 119 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. That schools that top this list have a program in forestry in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for forestry students.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Forestry

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. This small school is located in Paul Smiths, New York, and it awarded 27 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major. ESF is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 68 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, 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 86%.

Read full report on Forestry at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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Montgomery Community College
Troy, North Carolina

Out of the 119 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. MCC is a small public school situated in Troy, North Carolina. It awarded 18 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

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Itasca Community College
Grand Rapids, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itasca Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 14 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major. Located in Keyser, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s forestry students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Forestry at WVU Potomac State College

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 73 diplomas to qualified ’s forestry students in 2020-2021.

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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #7. ABAC Tifton is located in Tifton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

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Northland College
Ashland, Wisconsin

Northland College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #8. Northland is a small school located in Ashland, Wisconsin that handed out 4 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, Montana

Salish Kootenai College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #9. SKC is a small public school situated in Pablo, Montana. It awarded 5 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Salish Kootenai College Forestry Report

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With a ranking of #10, University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public institution located in Monticello, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Forestry at University of Arkansas at Monticello

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

Humboldt State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Forestry at Humboldt State University

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Columbia College
Sonora, California

Columbia College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Columbia College is located in Sonora, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

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Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen, Washington

Grays Harbor College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Aberdeen, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

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Glenville State College
Glenville, West Virginia

Glenville State College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Glenville State College is located in Glenville, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

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With a ranking of #15, Flathead Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small school located in Kalispell, Montana that handed out 6 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Forestry at Flathead Valley Community College

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Michigan Technological University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 34 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Full Michigan Tech Forestry Report

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Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania College of Technology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a small public school situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It awarded 25 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

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Gogebic Community College
Ironwood, Michigan

Gogebic Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Gogebic Community College is a small public school situated in Ironwood, Michigan. It awarded 3 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Forestry at Gogebic Community College

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Haywood Community College
Clyde, North Carolina

With a ranking of #19, Haywood Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Haywood Community College is a small public school situated in Clyde, North Carolina. It awarded 22 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Forestry at Haywood Community College

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Hocking College
Nelsonville, Ohio

Hocking College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Hocking Technical College is a public institution located in Nelsonville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Hocking College Forestry Report

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

With a ranking of #21, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 43 ’s forestry 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%.

Full U of I Forestry Report

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, South Carolina

Horry-Georgetown Technical College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Conway, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #23, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Sewanee is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sewanee, Tennessee. It awarded 7 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Sewanee Forestry Report

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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Forestry at Stephen F Austin State University

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read more about Forestry at University of Maine

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