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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forest sciences and biology. 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 Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree forest sciences and biology students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Forest Sciences & Biology Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees to qualified students.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

Full Purdue Forest Sciences & Biology Report

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 5 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree forest sciences and biology students with aid list, UMaine has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Forest Sciences & Biology Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s forest sciences and biology students in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kentucky Forest Sciences & Biology Report

#9

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees to qualified students.

NAU also made our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northern Arizona University Forest Sciences & Biology Report

#10

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Clemson University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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