Forestry
1,738 students earn a forestry credential each year across 101 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $41,189
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $60,155
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Bachelor's programs — 49 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina72$61,1421 year out$71,695$24,7492California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California46$55,0921 year out$73,077$17,0003Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina21$53,8501 year out$52,490$24,7004California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California44$52,8101 year out$63,673$22,1735Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama31$51,4211 year out$60,170$20,5006University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho36$47,3991 year out$60,155$18,0007University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia13$47,2141 year out$77,045$22,6078Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia81$45,8171 year out$61,907$20,9199Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan17$45,5711 year out$61,635$27,00010Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, New York19$44,3421 year out$54,245—11Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana34$44,1201 year out—$24,25012University of MaineOrono, Maine18$43,9011 year out—$23,61813University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota16$43,8421 year out$63,496$23,05914West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia21$43,2281 year out$53,335$23,37115Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana18$43,0291 year out——16Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania15$41,1891 year out—$21,42917Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, Pennsylvania0$41,1891 year out—$21,42918University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin56$41,1771 year out$59,190$24,89319Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona37$40,4351 year out$61,641$22,69820Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas9$40,3141 year out—$19,50021Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi37$40,2191 year out$65,848$19,75022Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia35$40,0651 year out$52,758$20,28223Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas41$39,9531 year out—$22,25024Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa30$39,3371 year out$45,342$19,43725Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan23$39,1781 year out—$31,00026Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado27$37,5391 year out$53,875$24,20027Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois32$35,3981 year out$54,092$21,51228University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky13$32,5731 year out$54,734—29The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee25$31,4411 year out—$27,00030The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana19$31,1381 year out$48,255—31University of FloridaGainesville, Florida48$26,8381 year out$48,054$15,51232University of VermontBurlington, Vermont24—1 year out——33SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York22—1 year out——34University of California-DavisDavis, California15—1 year out——35University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, Arkansas13—1 year out——36University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada11—1 year out——37University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California7—1 year out——38Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, Montana7—1 year out——39University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin7—1 year out——40University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire6—1 year out——41New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico6—1 year out——42Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana5—1 year out——43The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee5—1 year out——44Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, Alabama4—1 year out——45Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon4—1 year out$74,096—46Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington4—1 year out——47University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska2—1 year out——48Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon0—1 year out$74,096—49University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri——1 year out$40,808—
Associate programs — 51 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania25$36,7191 year out—$12,0002Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina22$36,1351 year out$49,650$12,6223Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington23—1 year out——4Citrus CollegeGlendora, California20—1 year out——5SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York20—1 year out$54,112—6Minnesota North CollegeHibbing, Minnesota17—1 year out$50,795—7Reedley CollegeReedley, California16—1 year out——8Allegany College of MarylandCumberland, Maryland15—1 year out——9Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——10Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California13—1 year out——11Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, New York13—1 year out$54,919—12Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio12—1 year out——13Columbia CollegeSonora, California11—1 year out——14Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, Washington11—1 year out——15Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi10—1 year out——16Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, North Carolina10—1 year out——17Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, Oregon10—1 year out——18Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, Alabama9—1 year out——19University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts9—1 year out——20Haywood Community CollegeClyde, North Carolina9—1 year out——21Glenville State UniversityGlenville, West Virginia9—1 year out——22Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina8—1 year out——23East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi7—1 year out——24Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin7—1 year out——25Coastal Pines Technical CollegeWaycross, Georgia7—1 year out——26University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, Arkansas6—1 year out——27Jones County Junior CollegeEllisville, Mississippi6—1 year out——28Eastern Oklahoma State CollegeWilburton, Oklahoma6—1 year out——29Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, North Dakota5—1 year out——30Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont5—1 year out——31Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington5—1 year out——32Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser, West Virginia5—1 year out——33Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin5—1 year out——34Shasta CollegeRedding, California4—1 year out——35University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent, Maine4—1 year out——36Flathead Valley Community CollegeKalispell, Montana4—1 year out——37Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, Montana3—1 year out——38College of the RedwoodsEureka, California2—1 year out——39Gogebic Community CollegeIronwood, Michigan2—1 year out——40Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota2—1 year out——41Central Oregon Community CollegeBend, Oregon2—1 year out——42Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos Bay, Oregon2—1 year out——43Hawaii Community CollegeHilo, Hawaii2—1 year out——44Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen, Arkansas1—1 year out——45Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, California1—1 year out——46Western Nebraska Community CollegeScottsbluff, Nebraska1—1 year out——47University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire1—1 year out——48Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, Ohio1—1 year out——49Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin1—1 year out——50Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro, Georgia1—1 year out——51Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake, Minnesota1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 25 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona42$43,1441 year out$59,770$20,9232Reedley CollegeReedley, California61—1 year out——3Coastal Pines Technical CollegeWaycross, Georgia26—1 year out——4Citrus CollegeGlendora, California16—1 year out——5Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina13—1 year out——6Bevill State Community CollegeJasper, Alabama10—1 year out——7Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeAlexandria, Louisiana10—1 year out——8Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, Alabama9—1 year out——9Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, Washington9—1 year out——10SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLake Charles, Louisiana8—1 year out——11University of FloridaGainesville, Florida7—1 year out——12University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts7—1 year out——13Columbia CollegeSonora, California6—1 year out——14Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, North Carolina6—1 year out——15Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, California4—1 year out——16Sierra CollegeRocklin, California4—1 year out——17University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky4—1 year out——18University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin4—1 year out——19Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington3—1 year out——20College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois2—1 year out——21Central Oregon Community CollegeBend, Oregon2—1 year out——22Butte CollegeOroville, California1—1 year out——23Haywood Community CollegeClyde, North Carolina1—1 year out——24Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio1—1 year out——25Hawaii Community CollegeHilo, Hawaii1—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).