2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the forestry programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Forestry
Our 2023 rankings named University of Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for forestry students. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of I are $27,576 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for forestry students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year.
Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
Read full report on Forestry at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for forestry students. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.
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 |
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Majors Related to Forestry
One of 5 majors within the area of study, forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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.
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