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

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Finding the Best Forestry Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Forestry Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for forestry majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for forestry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in forestry at Purdue, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for forestry students working on their master’s degree. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 3 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Women make up 67% 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 50% of the students majoring in forestry at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Forestry Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very 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 6 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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