by our College Data Analytics Team
Forestry is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. The schools below are the most focused on forestry in the Southeast Region, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that offer forestry awards in the field.
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Below are the schools where forestry makes up the largest share of degrees in the Southeast Region.
Leading the list of the most focused forestry schools is Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a public school located in the town of Tifton. At this school, roughly 6% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 38 graduates in the most recent year. See more about forestry at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
A rank of #2 makes Coastal Pines Technical College one of the most focused schools for forestry. Located in the town of Waycross, Coastal Pines Technical College is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 37 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full forestry report for Coastal Pines Technical College
Potomac State College Of West Virginia University ranks #3 for forestry by degree focus. Set in the town of Keyser, Potomac State College Of West Virginia University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full forestry report for Potomac State College Of West Virginia University
University Of Arkansas At Monticello is one of the most focused forestry schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the town of Monticello, University Of Arkansas At Monticello is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. See more about forestry at University Of Arkansas At Monticello
Haywood Community College is one of the most focused forestry schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Haywood Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Clyde. Forestry accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full forestry details for Haywood Community College
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Hohenwald landed the #6 spot among the most focused forestry schools. Set in the rural area of Hohenwald, Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Hohenwald is a public institution. Forestry accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. See more about forestry at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Hohenwald
Jones County Junior College comes in at #7 for forestry focus this year. Set in the town of Ellisville, Jones County Junior College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full forestry details for Jones County Junior College
Central Louisiana Technical Community College comes in at #8 for forestry focus this year. Set in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees Central Louisiana Technical Community College awards are in forestry, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. See more about forestry at Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Lurleen B Wallace Community College comes in at #9 for forestry focus this year. Set in the rural area of Andalusia, Lurleen B Wallace Community College is a public institution. Forestry accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full forestry details for Lurleen B Wallace Community College
Louisiana Tech University placed #10 for forestry by degree focus. Set in the town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech University is a public institution. Forestry accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 33 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full forestry report for Louisiana Tech University
Montgomery Community College placed #11 for forestry by degree focus. Montgomery Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Troy. Forestry accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full forestry report for Montgomery Community College
Wayne Community College placed #12 for forestry by degree focus. Set in the city of Goldsboro, Wayne Community College is a public institution. About 1% of the degrees Wayne Community College awards are in forestry, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year. See more about forestry at Wayne Community College
Sowela Technical Community College placed #13 for forestry by degree focus. Set in the city of Lake Charles, Sowela Technical Community College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 29 graduates in the most recent year. See more about forestry at Sowela Technical Community College
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University comes in at #14 for forestry focus this year. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Forestry accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 124 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full forestry report for Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University
North Carolina State University At Raleigh comes in at #15 for forestry focus this year. Set in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a public institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 114 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full forestry details for North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Southern University And A And M College ranked #16 on our list of the most focused forestry schools. Set in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University And A And M College is a public institution. About 1% of the degrees Southern University And A And M College awards are in forestry, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full forestry report for Southern University And A And M College
Horry Georgetown Technical College comes in at #17 for forestry focus this year. Set in the city of Conway, Horry Georgetown Technical College is a public institution. Forestry accounts for around 1.0% of the degrees granted here, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. See more about forestry at Horry Georgetown Technical College
University Of Florida landed the #18 spot among the most focused forestry schools. University Of Florida is a public school located in the city of Gainesville. At this school, roughly 1.0% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 178 graduates in the most recent year. See more about forestry at University Of Florida
Mississippi State University landed the #19 spot among the most focused forestry schools. Mississippi State University is a public school located in the town of Mississippi State. At this school, roughly 0.9% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 50 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full forestry details for Mississippi State University
Auburn University placed #20 for forestry by degree focus. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn University is a public university. Forestry accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 60 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full forestry details for Auburn University
University Of Georgia ranked #21 on our list of the most focused forestry schools. Located in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.6% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 79 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full forestry details for University Of Georgia
Bevill State Community College placed #22 for forestry by degree focus. Located in the town of Jasper, Bevill State Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.5% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full forestry report for Bevill State Community College
Itawamba Community College landed the #23 spot among the most focused forestry schools. Set in the rural area of Fulton, Itawamba Community College is a public institution. Forestry accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full forestry report for Itawamba Community College
The University Of Tennessee placed #24 for forestry by degree focus. Located in the city of Knoxville, The University Of Tennessee is a public university. About 0.4% of the degrees The University Of Tennessee awards are in forestry, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full forestry details for The University Of Tennessee
West Virginia University ranked #25 on our list of the most focused forestry schools. West Virginia University is a public school located in the city of Morgantown. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in forestry, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full forestry report for West Virginia University
Not far behind, these schools also devote a large share of their degrees to forestry:
The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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