Forest Sciences & Biology is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #635 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for forest sciences & biology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 387 degrees in forest sciences & biology to qualified students.
The forest sciences and biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Forest Sciences & Biology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Forest Sciences & Biology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Forest Sciences & Biology Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Forest Sciences & Biology in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the forest sciences and biology degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great choice for students interested in a degree in forest sciences & biology. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 30 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in forest sciences & biology has to take a look at University of Georgia. UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 60 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
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Auburn University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in forest sciences & biology. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 22 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.
Purdue University - Main Campus is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in forest sciences & biology. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.
NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 7th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 53 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.
Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mississippi State. This university ranks 2nd out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were roughly 38 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 20 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
UMaine is a large public university located in the suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 14 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.
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).
The forest sciences and biology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Forest Sciences & Biology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Forest Sciences & Biology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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