2023 Most Well Attended Forestry, General Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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In 2020-2021, 878 people earned their degree in forestry, general, making the major the 468th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 37 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Forestry, General Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in forestry, general. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in forestry, general.

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Most Well Attended Forestry, General Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Forestry, General Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

Top 4 Most Popular Colleges for Forestry, General in the Rocky Mountains Region

1

University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

#21 overall quality in Rocky Mountains

$38,989 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,801 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Forestry, General Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry, general degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full U of I Forestry, General Report

2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado

#6 overall quality in Rocky Mountains

$45,865 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,939 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Forestry, General Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry, general degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Forestry, General at Colorado State

3

Utah State University
Logan, Utah

#13 overall quality in Rocky Mountains

$42,623 Average Early-Career Earnings

$16,954 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Forestry, General Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s forestry, general students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full USU Forestry, General Report

3

The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

$38,416 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,751 Average Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Forestry, General Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s forestry, general students in 2020-2021.

Full UM Forestry, General Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bureau of Land Management.