2026 Best Forestry Schools in Kentucky
Forestry degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their forestry programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for forestry students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Forestry in Kentucky
If you are not 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 Schools in Forestry
Our analysis ranked University Of Kentucky the best school in the country for a degree in forestry. This very large public university is located in the city of Lexington. About 71% of students finish within six years. University Of Kentucky awarded about 28 forestry degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, forestry degree recipients from University Of Kentucky generally make around $32,573. Typical student debt for the program is $24,094.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
