2026 Best Forestry Schools in Texas
Forestry is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their forestry programs.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 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 Texas
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
Leading the list is Stephen F Austin State University, our #1 school for forestry. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, Stephen F Austin State University is a large public university. Stephen F Austin State University graduates 53% of students within six years. There were roughly 66 forestry students who graduated with this degree at Stephen F Austin State University in the most recent data year. Forestry graduates of Stephen F Austin State University earn a median of $39,953 early in their careers. Stephen F Austin State University graduates carry a median of $22,250 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 2 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.
