2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Forestry School for You
Forestry is the #188 most popular major in the country with 2,233 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Forestry Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region 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.
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 New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Forestry
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the best value school in the New England Region for forestry students. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMaine are $33,586 a year. The average amount in student loans that forestry majors at UMaine take out is $21,000.
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The excellent programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in the New England Region . UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNH are $37,202 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great value for forestry students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $36,964 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great value for forestry students. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVM are $43,890 a year.
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Request InformationBest Forestry Colleges by State
Explore the best forestry schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 11 |
| Maine | 40 |
| Vermont | 13 |
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Forestry Related Majors for Forestry
Forestry is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 4 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.