2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management (Income $0-$30k)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 259 people earned their degree in forest management/forest resources management, making the major the 716th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 forest management/forest resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in forest management/forest resources management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forest management/forest resources management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the forest management/forest resources management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Itasca Community College

Grand Rapids, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,152 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Itasca Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Itasca Community College is a small public school situated in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 7 associates’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

Itasca Community College also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Itasca Community College is $10,152 for Associate Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Itasca Community College Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

#2

Hocking College

Nelsonville, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$11,089 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hocking College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Nelsonville, Ohio, this small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s forest management/forest resources management students in 2019-2020.

Hocking Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $11,089 for associate degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Hocking Technical College.

Full Hocking College Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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