2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 forest management/forest resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forest management/forest resources management degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Forest Management/Forest Resources Management at Oregon State University

#3

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

#3 in overall quality

$24,990 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #3 spot on the list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forest management/forest resources management degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Forest Management/Forest Resources Management at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#4

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

#4 in overall quality

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Missoula, Montana, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s forest management/forest resources management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree forest management/forest resources management students whose families make $75-$110k list, UM has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Forest Management/Forest Resources Management at The University of Montana

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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