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2023 Most Popular Forestry Schools in the Great Lakes Region

7 Colleges
$36,685 Avg Salary
$25,528 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Forestry Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#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. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Forestry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for forestry students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Forestry at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Forestry Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular forestry programs. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population.

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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 7 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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