by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,233 people earned their degree in forestry, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,155 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major” ranking looked at 55 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paul Smiths, New York. It awarded 17 bachelors’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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major. ESF is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
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Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school situated in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It awarded 71 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. ABAC Tifton is a small school located in Tifton, Georgia that handed out 20 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Ashland, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Humboldt State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Arcata, California. It awarded 45 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #7. UAM is a small public school situated in Monticello, Arkansas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Salish Kootenai College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Salish Kootenai College is a public institution located in Pablo, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
University of Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s 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%.
Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Sewanee, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Forestry at Stephen F Austin State University
Michigan Technological University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, 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 Michigan Technological University
Louisiana Tech University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 24 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #14. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico Highlands University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #15. New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #16. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 101 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Mississippi State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Maine ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Read full report on Forestry at North Carolina State University
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 38 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Northern Arizona University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Montana ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Normal, Alabama, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forestry Major list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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