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2023 Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
127 Degrees Awarded
$37,848 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Forestry is the 189th most popular major in the country with 2,233 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,829 and had an average of $21,444 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 373 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,540 and $22,360 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 127 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in forestry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forestry programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the forestry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The forestry 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 10 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

Oregon State also made our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. In addition to receiving other benefits, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Oregon State University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis also took the #4 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 39,074 students enrolled at UC Davis were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,489. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UC Davis]](/colleges/university-of-california-davis/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 20,722 students enrolled at UNR, 669 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 351 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,493. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Veteran Student Life Report

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Arcata, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying forestry list, Humboldt State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 177 of the 6,612 students enrolled at Humboldt State University were GI Bill® students, of which 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,772. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 22,440 students enrolled at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, 268 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,027. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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