by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 168 bachelor's degrees in forestry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The forestry bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality forestry program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for forestry students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in forestry.
Michigan Technological University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in forestry. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Houghton.
Forestry bachelor's degree recipients from Michigan Technological University get an earnings boost of about $2,577 over the average earnings of forestry graduates.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in forestry. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in forestry from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in forestry has to check out Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the forestry program make around $35,961 in their early career salary.
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It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in forestry. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Stevens Point.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the forestry program earn around $37,992 in their early career salary.
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Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the forestry program make an average of $34,078 in their early career salary.
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SIUC is a large public university located in the city of Carbondale.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the forestry program make about $36,133 in the first couple years of working.
More information about a bachelor’s in forestry from Southern Illinois University CarbondaleLearn about other programs related to Forestry that might interest you.
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One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Forestry, General | 156 |
| Forest Sciences & Biology | 7 |
| Forestry, Other | 4 |
| Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 2,185 |
| Natural Resource Management | 207 |
| Wildlife Management | 161 |
| Fisheries Sciences | 138 |
| Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 33 |
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