2025 Best Forestry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
2Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
157Forestry Degrees Awarded
$43,802Avg Early-Career Salary
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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for forestry students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 157 degrees in forestry to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Forestry Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Forestry in the Middle Atlantic 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 degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in forestry needs to check out Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. Located in the rural area of Paul Smiths, Paul Smith's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
After graduating, forestry degree recipients usually make an average of $44,342 in their early careers.
Pennsylvania College of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in forestry. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.
After graduation, forestry degree recipients typically earn about $36,719 in the first five years of their career.
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).