by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Urban Forestry is the 1079th most popular major in the country with 70 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in urban forestry. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in urban forestry.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for urban forestry students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #1 spot on the list. Paul Smiths, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s urban forestry degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Urban Forestry at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified ’s urban forestry students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Forestry at Southern University and A & M College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota College at Bottineau. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major list. Dakota College at Bottineau is located in Bottineau, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s urban forestry degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid-State Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major. Mid-State is a small public school situated in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 ’s urban forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major list. Gateway Technical College is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s urban forestry degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Hennepin Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #6. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 2 ’s urban forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major ranking. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 13 ’s urban forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Urban Forestry at University of California - Davis
Madison Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s urban forestry students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Urban Forestry at Madison Area Technical College
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s urban forestry degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Urban Forestry at University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 0 ’s urban forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Kent State University at Ashtabula ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major list. Kent State University at Ashtabula is located in Ashtabula, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s urban forestry degrees to qualified students.
Full Kent State University at Ashtabula Urban Forestry Report
University of Maryland Eastern Shore came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major ranking. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s urban forestry students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of Maryland Eastern Shore Urban Forestry Report
With a ranking of #10, Kent State University at East Liverpool did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major list. This small school is located in East Liverpool, Ohio, and it awarded 0 ’s urban forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Forestry at Kent State University at East Liverpool
Kent State University at Salem ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major list. Kent State University at Salem is a small school located in Salem, Ohio that handed out 0 ’s urban forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Urban Forestry at Kent State University at Salem
Kent State University at Geauga did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #10. Kent State University at Geauga is a public institution located in Burton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Forestry at Kent State University at Geauga
Kent State University at Trumbull did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major ranking, coming in at #10. Kent State University at Trumbull is a small public school situated in Warren, Ohio. It awarded 0 ’s urban forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Urban Forestry at Kent State University at Trumbull
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Urban Forestry Major ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 0 ’s urban forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Urban Forestry at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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