2024 Best Forest Sciences & Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a doctor's degree in forest sciences & biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #198 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for forest sciences & biology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 doctor's degrees in forest sciences & biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to forest sciences & biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of forest sciences & biology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized forest sciences & biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for forest sciences & biology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Forest Sciences & Biology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Forest Sciences & Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Forest Sciences & Biology in the Southeast Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for forest sciences & biology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Forest Sciences and Biology

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in forest sciences & biology. UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in forest sciences & biology from University of Georgia

2

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in forest sciences & biology has to look into West Virginia University. WVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Morgantown.More information about a doctorate in forest sciences & biology from West Virginia University

Best Forest Sciences & Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best forest sciences & biology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	190	17
Mississippi	154	0
South Carolina	135	1
West Virginia	61	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Forest Sciences and Biology

Forest Sciences & Biology is one of 7 different types of Forestry programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Forestry, General	14
Urban Forestry	6
Forest Resources Production & Management	6
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology	5
Forestry, Other	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.