2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Sciences and Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Forest Sciences & Biology is the 634th most popular major in the country with 389 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Plains States region, there were 29 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forest sciences and biology 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 sciences and biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.
Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,228 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Forest Sciences and Biology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Iowa State.
The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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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