2026 Best Forestry Schools in Tennessee
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.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best forestry schools.
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Best Schools for Forestry in Tennessee
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 The University Of Tennessee the best school in the country for a degree in forestry. Located in the city of Knoxville, The University Of Tennessee is a very large public university. Roughly 74% of students complete a degree within six years here. The University Of Tennessee awarded about 36 forestry degrees in the most recent data year. Forestry graduates of The University Of Tennessee earn a median of $31,441 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools 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.
