2023 Best Value Colleges for Forestry, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Forestry, General Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Forestry, General is the 468th most popular major in the country with 878 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 37 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forestry, general programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forestry, general 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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Best Value Forestry, General Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Forestry, General Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Forestry, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$10,816 Average Net Price

$38,989 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 27 ’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Forestry, General Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $10,816 for rocky mountains region forestry, general students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Idaho.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Full U of I Forestry, General Report

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$11,924 Average Net Price

$45,865 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 10 ’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State is $11,924 for rocky mountains region forestry, general students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, 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 85%.

Read full report on Forestry, General at Colorado State

• Best Value Colleges for Forestry, General (Income $0-$30k)

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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