2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology in the Southeast Region

Forest Sciences & Biology isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #467 in popularity out of 1095 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for forest sciences and biology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 61 master's degrees in forest sciences and biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Forest Sciences & Biology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in forest sciences and biology matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology in the Southeast Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality forest sciences and biology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Forest Sciences & Biology Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for forest sciences and biology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Forest Sciences & Biology in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in forest sciences and biology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Forest Sciences and Biology Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

44 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In GA

#1 Best Quality In GA

University of Georgia is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in forest sciences and biology. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in forest sciences and biology in Georgia.

There were approximately 44 forest sciences and biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KY

#1 Best Quality In KY

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in forest sciences and biology needs to check out University of Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in forest sciences and biology in Kentucky.

There were about 9 forest sciences and biology students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.

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3

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MS

#1 Best Quality In MS

Mississippi State University is a popular option for individuals interested in a master's degree in forest sciences and biology. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the town of Mississippi State. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in forest sciences and biology in Mississippi.

There were about 5 forest sciences and biology students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SC

#1 Best Quality In SC

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in forest sciences and biology needs to check out Clemson University. Clemson is a very large public university located in the suburb of Clemson. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in forest sciences and biology in South Carolina.

There were about 3 forest sciences and biology students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

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Best Forest Sciences & Biology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular forest sciences and biology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	361	43
South Carolina	251	6
Kentucky	248	7
Mississippi	205	12

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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 Majors Related to Forest Sciences and Biology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Forestry, General	58
Forest Resources Production & Management	18
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology	13
Forestry, Other	10
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	4
Urban Forestry	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.