When it comes to popularity, forestry sits in the middle of the road, ranking #189 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
There was only one school in New York to review for the 2025 Best Forestry Schools in New York ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Forestry Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of forestry degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do 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.
Students who graduate with their degree from the forestry program state that they receive average early career wages of $44,342.
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).