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2023 Best Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Colleges
$36,863 Avg Salary
$23,233 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, forestry was ranked #171 in the country. In fact 486 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Forestry Colleges.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Forestry

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Our 2023 rankings named University of Idaho the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for forestry students. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great place for forestry students. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 17
Utah 0
Idaho 3
Montana 4

One of 5 majors within the area of study, forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation 3,724
Natural Resource Management 1,073
Wildlife Management 323
Fisheries Sciences 106
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 32

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bureau of Land Management.

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