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Finding the Best Forestry Graduate Certificate School for You

Forestry is the #171 most popular major in the country with 486 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Forestry program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for forestry majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for forestry students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Women make up 42% of the forestry majors at the school.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Of the 17 students majoring in forestry at Oregon State, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn 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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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 67% of the forestry majors at the school.

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#6

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

With a ranking of #6, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for forestry students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Forestry at University of Idaho Report

Loyola University Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate forestry programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #9, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for forestry students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Forestry at Mississippi State University

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 10 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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