Best Schools for Forestry

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

26
Schools
$40,099
Avg. Earnings
1,003
Graduates
#1
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC · Public

$66,941
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $54,960
Graduates: 83
Acceptance: 39.9%
#2
O

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR · Public

$52,107
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,710
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 78.8%
#3
O

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Public

$52,107
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,710
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 68.4%
#4
M

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Public

$44,170
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,301
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 76.3%
#5
U

University of Georgia

Athens, GA · Public

$43,798
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,980
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 37.2%
#6
U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$43,798
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,187
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 77.0%
#7
M

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI · Public

$43,240
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,262
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 87.9%
#8
C

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$40,768
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,417
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 29.8%
#9
A

Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Public

$40,461
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,039
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 50.5%
#10
U

University of Nevada-Reno

Reno, NV · Public

$39,927
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,598
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 85.3%
#11
S

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX · Public

$39,909
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,014
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 88.3%
#12
C

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

Arcata, CA · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,805
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 98.8%
#13
P

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Paul Smiths, NY · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,225
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 90.7%
#14
V

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,479
Graduates: 65
Acceptance: 57.0%
#15
U

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID · Public

$37,748
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,917
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 79.1%
#16
N

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ · Public

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,618
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 91.0%
#17
A

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Tifton, GA · Public

$36,668
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,706
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 77.2%
#18
U

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · Public

$36,141
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 92.4%
#19
S

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Carbondale, IL · Public

$36,094
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,133
Graduates: 69
Acceptance: 90.4%
#20
T

The University of Montana

Missoula, MT · Public

$35,823
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,452
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 95.6%
#21
U

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Stevens Point, WI · Public

$35,670
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,992
Graduates: 127
Acceptance: 90.1%
#22
C

Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Public

$35,060
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,121
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 38.0%
#23
I

Iowa State University

Ames, IA · Public

$34,348
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,406
Graduates: 44
Acceptance: 89.1%
#24
W

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · Public

$33,459
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,623
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 86.3%
#25
C

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO · Public

$31,133
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,221
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 89.6%
#26
U

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

$30,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,521
Graduates: 56
Acceptance: 24.0%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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