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Most Popular Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular Forestry Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

4 Colleges
$36,863 Avg Salary
$23,233 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, forestry was ranked #171 in the country. In fact 486 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for forestry students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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The excellent programs at The University of Montana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

Read full report on Forestry at Utah State University

Best Forestry Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 17
Utah 0
Idaho 3
Montana 4

One of 5 majors within the area of study, forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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