2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 93 forest management/forest resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 forest management/forest resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in forest management/forest resources management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forest management/forest resources management programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$9,887 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 19 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $9,887 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full North Carolina State University Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

#2

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Tifton, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$5,563 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Tifton, Georgia, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $5,563 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ABAC Tifton.

Read full report on Forest Management/Forest Resources Management at ABAC Tifton

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$10,486 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees to qualified students.

WVU also made our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend WVU is $10,486 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Forest Management/Forest Resources Management at West Virginia University

#4

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$14,413 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 28 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,413 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forest Management/Forest Resources Management students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Clemson.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Clemson University Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management (Income $30-$48k)

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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