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

4 Ranked Colleges
212 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 959 people earned their degree in forestry, general, making the major the 468th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 336 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 212 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in forestry, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forestry, general programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to qualified students.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UF is $4,069 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $10,241 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry, General students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Forestry, General at University of Georgia

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 79 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $14,010 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, 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 93%.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #4 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,745 for southeast region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Knoxville.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Forestry, General at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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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%.

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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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