2025 Best Forest Sciences & Biology Schools in the Southeast Region
4Colleges in the Southeast Region
159Forest Sciences and Biology Degrees Awarded
Forest Sciences & Biology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #635 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Forest Sciences & Biology Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 159 degrees in forest sciences & biology to qualified students.
Your choice of forest sciences & biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for forest sciences & biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Forest Sciences & Biology Rankings by Degree Level
The forest sciences and biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Forest Sciences & Biology Schools in the Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for Forest Sciences & Biology in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of forest sciences and biology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Forest Sciences and Biology
It is hard to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a degree in forest sciences & biology. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 60 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in forest sciences & biology has to look into Auburn University. Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were about 22 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.
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Develop a broad-based interdisciplinary skill set to solve complex environmental problems like climate change, alternative energy and sustainability with a specialized online degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Mississippi State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in forest sciences & biology. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 38 forest sciences & biology students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Kentucky if you wish to pursue a degree in forest sciences & biology. UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. 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.
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).
Your choice of forest sciences & biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for forest sciences & biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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