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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$35,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Forest Sciences and Biology Major in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forest Sciences and Biology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Forest Sciences & Biology is the 635th most popular major in the country with 387 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southeast region, there were 159 forest sciences & biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 forest sciences & biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forest Sciences and Biology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forest sciences & biology. That schools that top this list have a program in forest sciences & biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forest Sciences and Biology Major in the Southeast Region

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

Top 4 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forest Sciences & Biology in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forest Sciences and Biology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sewanee - The University of the South landed the #1 spot on the list. Sewanee is a small school located in Sewanee, Tennessee that handed out 5 bachelors’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Forest Sciences & Biology at Sewanee - The University of the South

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forest Sciences and Biology Major in the Southeast Region. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Mississippi State University Forest Sciences & Biology Report

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forest Sciences and Biology Major in the Southeast Region. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 22 bachelors’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Forest Sciences & Biology at Auburn University

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Forest Sciences and Biology Major in the Southeast Region. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 17 bachelors’s forest sciences and biology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Forest Sciences & Biology at UK

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