2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Forestry, General is the 468th most popular major in the country with 959 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 55 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the forestry, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$14,458 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $14,458 for new england region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 UMaine Forestry, General Report

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$12,715 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $12,715 for new england region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UVM.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UVM Forestry, General Report

#3

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Durham, New Hampshire

#1 in overall quality

$18,826 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $18,826 for new england region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNH.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Forestry, General at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General (Income $30-$48k)

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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