by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 133 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,863 and $23,233 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 3 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree forestry students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Montana is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s forestry degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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