2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southeast region, there were 182 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in forest sciences and biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forest sciences and biology 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 sciences and biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified masters’s forest sciences and biology students in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA Forest Sciences & Biology Report

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi

#2 in overall quality

$23,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Forest Sciences & Biology at Mississippi State University

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 9 masters’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Forest Sciences & Biology at University of Kentucky

#4

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Forest Sciences and Biology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

Read more about Forest Sciences & Biology at Clemson University

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

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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