2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic 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 Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,292 people earned their degree in forestry, making the major the 187th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,496 and had an average of $20,610 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 107 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $18,150 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in forestry. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forestry programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the forestry program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree forestry students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York

#1 in overall quality

$12,838 Average Net Price

$39,369 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2019-2020.

ESF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is $12,838 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree forestry students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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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#2

Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science

Paul Smiths, New York

#2 in overall quality

$19,804 Average Net Price

$39,369 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Paul Smiths, New York, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2019-2020.

Paul Smith’s College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Paul Smith’s College is $19,804 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree forestry students whose families make $0-$30k.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (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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