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2023 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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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 lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the forestry graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for forestry students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in forestry at UF, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular forestry schools in the Southeast Region . Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Of the 6 students majoring in forestry at Auburn, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 20
Florida 59
Georgia 59
North Carolina 34
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 5
Louisiana 11
Alabama 24
South Carolina 7
Mississippi 11
Arkansas 5
West Virginia 13

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

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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