by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 383 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major” ranking, we looked at 66 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree forestry students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. This small school is located in Troy, North Carolina, and it awarded 16 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itasca Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major. Grand Rapids, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s forestry degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is located in Paul Smiths, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
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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 #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Forestry Report
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 for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major. Keyser, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s forestry degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Columbia College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. This small school is located in Sonora, California, and it awarded 12 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Grays Harbor College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Grays Harbor College is a public institution located in Aberdeen, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Glenville State College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Glenville State College is a public institution located in Glenville, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Flathead Valley Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Flathead Valley Community College is located in Kalispell, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Pennsylvania College of Technology is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Gogebic Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Gogebic Community College is a public institution located in Ironwood, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Haywood Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Haywood Community College is located in Clyde, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Hocking College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Nelsonville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s forestry degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Horry-Georgetown Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
Allegany College of Maryland did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #15. Allegany College of Maryland is located in Cumberland, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
University of Maine at Fort Kent came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. This small school is located in Fort Kent, Maine, and it awarded 3 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College is a small public school situated in Miami, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Salish Kootenai College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. SKC is a public institution located in Pablo, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Dakota College at Bottineau landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Dakota College at Bottineau is a public institution located in Bottineau, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Lurleen B Wallace Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College is a small school located in Andalusia, Alabama that handed out 5 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of the Redwoods landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. College of the Redwoods is located in Eureka, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Morrisville State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #22. Morrisville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s forestry degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Green River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in Auburn, Washington, and it awarded 23 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayne Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #24. Wayne Community College is a small school located in Goldsboro, North Carolina that handed out 13 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Three Rivers College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Three Rivers College is a small school located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri that handed out 6 associates’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
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