Forestry is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #189 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Forestry Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 degrees in forestry annually.
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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 degree levels they offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in forestry has to take a look at Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing.
Graduates who receive their degree from the forestry program make an average of $39,178 for their early career.
Any student who is interested in forestry needs to take a look at Michigan Technological University. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Houghton.
Students who graduate with their degree from the forestry program state that they receive average early career earnings of $45,571.
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).