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2023 Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,895 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry Master's Degree School for You

Forestry is the #226 most popular major in California with 9 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for forestry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for forestry majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Forestry

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #2 for overall quality for forestry in California.

Read full report on Forestry at University of California - Berkeley

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate students pay an average of $11,629 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 10% of our Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

Read full report on Forestry at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Best Value Forestry Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Forestry Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 32
Oregon 51

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

Majors Similar to Forestry

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 2 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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