2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

In 2020-2021, 42 degrees and certificates were awarded to forestry students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #212 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Forestry Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois 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.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Forestry

Best Value Forestry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Forestry Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	54
Ohio	8
Indiana	43
Wisconsin	102

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 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.