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Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Value Forestry Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$16,522 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Forestry Master's Degree School for You

Forestry is the #130 most popular major in Virginia with 121 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Forestry Master's Degree School

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for forestry in Virginia.

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Best Value Forestry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Forestry Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 values are for the top school 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.

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