2023 Best Value Forestry Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Forestry School for You
Forestry is the #188 most popular major in the country with 2,233 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Forestry Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for forestry students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Forestry Schools
Our analysis found Haywood Community College to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Clyde, Haywood Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Haywood Community College are $8,724 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Forestry Schools list. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Penn College are $25,170 per year. After completing their degree, forestry graduates from Penn College carry an average student debtload of $12,000.
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The excellent programs at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in the United States. Located in the town of Tifton, ABAC Tifton is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ABAC Tifton are $10,471 per year. The average amount in student loans that forestry majors at ABAC Tifton take out is $23,875.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a great value for forestry students. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year. Forestry majors at UW - Stevens Point take out an average of $25,861 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Stevens Point also is in the top 20% of our Best Forestry Schools ranking.
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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in the United States. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year. Forestry majors at NC State take out an average of $22,207 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best Forestry Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for forestry students. It came in at #6 on the list. ESF is a small public school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ESF are $19,966 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for forestry students. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UGA undergraduate students pay an average of $31,108 in tuition and fees each year. On average, forestry graduates from UGA take out $20,850 in student loans while working on their degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 10% of our Best Forestry Schools ranking.
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Oregon State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oregon State are $31,579 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Glenville State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for forestry students. Located in the remote town of Glenville, Glenville State College is a public school with a small student population.
Glenville State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,514 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for forestry students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each year. On average, forestry graduates from SIUC take out $22,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Majors Related to Forestry
One of 5 majors within the area of study, forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Forestry
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation | 22,254 |
| Natural Resource Management | 2,933 |
| Wildlife Management | 2,449 |
| Fisheries Sciences | 483 |
| Natural Resources Conservation (Other) | 151 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Bureau of Land Management.
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