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2023 Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$26,570 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry Master's Degree 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 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for forestry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Forestry

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Forestry at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Forestry at The University of Montana Report

Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools 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 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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