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2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Sciences and Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Forest Sciences & Biology is the 634th most popular major in the country with 389 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 43 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forest sciences and biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forest sciences and biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The forest sciences and biology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forest sciences and biology students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forest sciences and biology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Madison is $17,708 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Forest Sciences and Biology students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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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%.

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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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