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2023 Most Popular Forestry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Forestry Doctor's Degree School for You

Forestry is the #171 most popular major in the country with 486 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Forestry Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Forestry program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Forestry Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for forestry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the forestry majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

About 75% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 25% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the forestry majors at the school.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 22
Illinois 4
Ohio 0
Indiana 24
Wisconsin 4

Forestry is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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