2026 Best Urban Forestry Associate’s Degree Schools

Urban Forestry programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their urban forestry programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 22 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for urban forestry students pursuing a degree.

What’s on this page:

• Best Associate’s Degree Urban Forestry Schools
• Other Degree Levels

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Other Urban Forestry Degree Levels

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced 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 · 22 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.