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2026 Best Forest Engineering Schools in the Far Western Region

1 Colleges in the United States
42 Forest Engineering Degrees Awarded
$51,279 Avg Early-Career Salary

Forest Engineering programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their forest engineering programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for forest engineering students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Forest Engineering in the Far Western Region

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the forest engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Forest Engineering

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Oregon State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in forest engineering. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State University is a very large public university. About 70% of students finish within six years. About 42 forest engineering degrees were awarded at Oregon State University in the most recent year. Graduates of the forest engineering program make about $51,279 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $20,750. See the full forest engineering program report for Oregon State University

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.

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