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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Forestry, General Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 878 people earned their degree in forestry, general, making the major the 468th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 6 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Forestry, General Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region forestry, general students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

1

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$9,766 Average Net Price

$48,142 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Forestry, General Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 3 ’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region forestry, general students whose families make $0-$30k list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Forestry, General Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $9,766 for Plains States Region Forestry, General students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Forestry, General at Iowa State University

2

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$11,005 Average Net Price

$46,901 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Forestry, General Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s forestry, general degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mizzou is $11,005 for Plains States Region Forestry, General students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Mizzou Forestry, General Report

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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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