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2024 Best Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
133 Forestry Degrees Awarded
$36,863 Avg Early-Career Salary
Forestry isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #189 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of forestry. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 133 degrees in forestry during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Forestry School

Best Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of forestry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Forestry School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Forestry Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Forestry
Master's Degrees in Forestry
Doctor's Degrees in Forestry

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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Forestry in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the forestry degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Forestry

1
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
43 Forestry Degrees Awarded
4.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Idaho is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in forestry. U of I is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. This university ranks 1st out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were about 43 forestry students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year. Those forestry students who get their degree from University of Idaho make $2,054 more than the average forestry graduate.

More information about a degree in forestry from University of Idaho

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Forestry Degrees Awarded
28.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in forestry has to take a look at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 46 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the forestry program make about $37,221 for their early career.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
38.5% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Utah State University if you wish to pursue a degree in forestry. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 forestry students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.

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It is hard to beat The University of Montana if you wish to pursue a degree in forestry. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.

There were approximately 20 forestry students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent data year. After graduating, forestry degree recipients generally earn around $34,452 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 39
Utah 266 13
Idaho 219 40
Montana 188 31

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One of 5 majors within the Natural Resources & Conservation area of study, Forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Forestry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Forest Sciences & Biology 49
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 40
Forestry, General 37
Forest Resources Production & Management 5
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology 2

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Majors Similar to Forestry

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 1,181
Natural Resource Management 509
Wildlife Management 322
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 22
Fisheries Sciences 12

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