by our College Data Analytics Team
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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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 941 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,188 and $21,582 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 38 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montgomery Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Troy, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified ’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Potomac State College of West Virginia University is a public institution located in Keyser, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a small public school situated in Tifton, Georgia. It awarded 20 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Monticello, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified ’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glenville State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Glenville State College is a small school located in Glenville, West Virginia that handed out 7 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Haywood Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Haywood Community College is a public institution located in Clyde, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 ’s 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.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Conway, South Carolina. It awarded 24 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sewanee - The University of the South came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sewanee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sewanee, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Southern University and A & M College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern University and A & M College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 121 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 66 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lurleen B Wallace Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Andalusia, Alabama, and it awarded 11 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wayne Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Wayne Community College is a small school located in Goldsboro, North Carolina that handed out 31 ’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%.
Itawamba Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Itawamba Community College is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Coastal Pines Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Coastal Pines Technical College is located in Waycross, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
University of Georgia ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 71 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry degrees to 119 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 #20, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Normal, Alabama, and it awarded 4 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 31 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 31 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Jones County Junior College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Ellisville, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Forestry Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Scooba, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
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