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2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$18,215 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,670 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry School for You

With 54 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, forestry is the #174 most popular major in Michigan.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Forestry Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value programs for forestry students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Forestry

$18,215 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Michigan Technological University to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a degree in Michigan. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan Tech are $18,215 a year. While working on their degree, forestry majors at Michigan Tech accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for forestry in Michigan.

Full Forestry at Michigan Technological University Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $15,966 per year. On average, forestry graduates from Michigan State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Forestry Schools in Michigan list.

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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
Ohio 8
Illinois 42
Indiana 43
Wisconsin 102

Forestry is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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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