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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Forestry is the 187th most popular major in the country with 2,292 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 104 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,433 and $23,097 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forestry programs, but they also cost less that 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Forestry (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Forestry Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s forestry degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree forestry students whose families make $0-$30k list, Colorado State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Forestry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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