2023 Best Value Forestry Schools in West Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Forestry School for You
With 50 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, forestry is the #85 most popular major in West Virginia.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Forestry Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia 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.
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.
Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Forestry
Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the best value school for forestry students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WVU are $9,144 a year. On average, forestry graduates from WVU take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
WVU also made our Best Forestry Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent programs at Glenville State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best forestry schools in West Virginia. Located in the remote town of Glenville, Glenville State College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Glenville State College are $8,886 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 103 |
Virginia | 121 |
North Carolina | 150 |
Florida | 117 |
Tennessee | 26 |
Kentucky | 14 |
South Carolina | 55 |
Louisiana | 39 |
Arkansas | 28 |
Alabama | 56 |
Mississippi | 82 |
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Majors Related to Forestry
One of 5 majors within the area of study, forestry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Forestry
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.