2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Forestry in North Carolina

Forestry 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 #167 in popularity out of 326 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 reviewed 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of forestry. Combined, these schools handed out 14 master's degrees in forestry to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for forestry.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Forestry in North Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in forestry.

Most Well Attended Schools for Forestry Students Working on Their Master's

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

North Carolina State University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in forestry. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in forestry in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in forestry from North Carolina State University

2

Duke University
Durham, NC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in forestry. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in forestry in North Carolina. More information about a master’s in forestry from Duke University

Best Forestry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Forestry Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	35
Georgia	186	43
Virginia	175	21
Tennessee	156	2
Alabama	147	12
South Carolina	141	6
Louisiana	140	6
Kentucky	140	7
Mississippi	120	19
Arkansas	119	6
West Virginia	108	7

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Forestry Related Rankings by Major

Forestry is one of 5 different types of Natural Resources & Conservation programs to choose from.

Forestry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Forestry, General	8
Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology	5
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management	1

Majors Similar to Forestry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation	212
Natural Resource Management	26

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.