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2025 Best Forestry, General Schools in the Southeast Region

6 Colleges in the Southeast Region
363 Forestry, General Degrees Awarded
A degree in forestry, general is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #468 out of 1506 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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for forestry, general students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 363 degrees in forestry, general to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Forestry, General School

Best Forestry, General Schools in the Southeast Region The forestry, general program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Forestry, General rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for forestry, general schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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.

Forestry, General Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Forestry, General
Master's Degrees in Forestry, General
Doctor's Degrees in Forestry, General

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Forestry, General Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Forestry, General in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the forestry, general degree levels they offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Forestry, General

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

North Carolina State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in forestry, general. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 19 forestry, general students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
71 Forestry, General Degrees Awarded

Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in forestry, general. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 71 forestry, general students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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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.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
173 Forestry, General Degrees Awarded

University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in forestry, general. UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 173 forestry, general students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
7.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Georgia is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in forestry, general. UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize 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 13 forestry, general students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
31 Forestry, General Degrees Awarded

UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. This university ranks 2nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 31 forestry, general students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA

Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were approximately 22 forestry, general students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana Tech in the most recent data year.

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Best Forestry, General Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry, general colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 93
North Carolina 710 19
Georgia 690 12
Virginia 630 87
Tennessee 624 19
Mississippi 501 0
Louisiana 489 24
Arkansas 466 23
West Virginia 410 20

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One of 7 majors within the Forestry area of study, Forestry, General has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Forest Technology/Technician 202
Forest Sciences & Biology 159
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 102
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology 84
Forestry, Other 41
Forest Resources Production & Management 22
Urban Forestry 16

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