2023 Best Value Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Forestry Bachelor's Degree School for You
Forestry is the #109 most popular major in Wisconsin with 102 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to see which bachelor's degree 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Forestry
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point the best value school in Wisconsin for forestry students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $8,331 per year. On average, forestry graduates from UW - Stevens Point take out $24,030 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Out of the 3 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $10,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin rankings.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northland College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value forestry schools in Wisconsin. Northland is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ashland.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northland are $39,894 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 54 |
| Ohio | 8 |
| Illinois | 42 |
| Indiana | 43 |
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Majors Related to Forestry
One of 5 majors within the area of study, forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.