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2023 Best Value Forestry Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$27,425 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Forestry Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Forestry Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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.

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.

2023 Best Value Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for forestry majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Forestry Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in the United States for forestry students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value forestry schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Clemson are $23,246 per year.

Full Forestry at Clemson University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great value for forestry students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Michigan Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,981 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Forestry at Michigan Technological University

Out of the 19 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.

Full Forestry at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for forestry students working on their doctor’s degree. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 per year.

Read full report on Forestry at Oregon State University

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. ESF is a small public school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ESF are $24,950 a year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree forestry programs. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full Forestry at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Auburn graduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.

Auburn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Forestry at Auburn University

#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for forestry students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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Forestry by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 19 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.

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