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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
178 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 200 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 178 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry, General in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 69 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $14,465 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students with aid per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.

Full UW - Stevens Point Forestry, General Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 17 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry, General students with aid per year to attend Purdue.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan Technological University is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $16,463 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Forestry, General students with aid per year to attend Michigan Tech.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State is $19,173 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Forestry, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #5 spot on the list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,945 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree forestry, general students with aid per year to attend SIUC.

Full SIUC 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%.

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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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