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2023 Best Value Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$31,058 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Forestry Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, forestry was ranked #188 in the country. In fact 2,233 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for forestry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for forestry majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Forestry

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our analysis found Auburn University to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Auburn is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value forestry schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Forestry Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Forestry at University of Florida

Best Forestry Colleges by State

Explore the best forestry schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 103
Virginia 121
North Carolina 150
Florida 117
Tennessee 26
Kentucky 14
South Carolina 55
Louisiana 39
Arkansas 28
Alabama 56
Mississippi 82
West Virginia 50

One of 5 majors within the area of study, forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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