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.
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2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Forestry Colleges.
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 suburb of Clyde, Haywood Community College is a public school with a small student population.
Haywood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,724 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 49 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Penn College are $25,170 a year. After completing their degree, forestry graduates from Penn College carry an average student debtload of $12,000.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools list. 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.
Full Forestry at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Report
The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in the United States. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UW - Stevens Point undergraduate students pay an average of $17,035 in tuition and fees each 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Forestry Schools list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $29,916 in tuition and fees each year. Forestry majors at NC State take out an average of $22,207 in student loans while working on their egree.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Forestry Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools list. ESF is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.
ESF undergraduate students pay an average of $19,966 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Schools list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UGA also did well on our Best Forestry Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Oregon State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for forestry students. It came in at #8 on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oregon State are $31,579 a year.
Glenville State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forestry Schools ranking. Located in the remote town of Glenville, Glenville State College is a public college with a small student population.
Glenville State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,514 in tuition and fees each year.
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 school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,240 a year. On average, forestry graduates from SIUC take out $22,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
Full Forestry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report
Forestry by Region
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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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