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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Forestry in the Southeast Region

13 Ranked Colleges
166 Degrees Awarded
$45,848 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master's

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 “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 941 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,188 and $21,582 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 166 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in forestry.

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Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UGA Forestry Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Forestry at University of Florida

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 16 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Forestry at North Carolina State University

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Auburn University Forestry Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 14 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Forestry at Virginia Tech

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’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.

Full Mississippi State Forestry Report

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Forestry at West Virginia University

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.3% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Duke Forestry Report

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

With a ranking of #9, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Forestry at Clemson University

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University of Arkansas at Monticello came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Monticello, Arkansas, and it awarded 5 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Forestry at University of Arkansas at Monticello

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Forestry at University of Kentucky

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Forestry at UT Knoxville

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With a ranking of #10, Southern University and A & M College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 5 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Forestry at Southern University and A & M College

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